By the Office of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill
BATON ROUGE (Office of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill) – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has indicted Remy Coeytaux, a California doctor, for trafficking illegal abortion pills in violation of Louisiana law.
He has been charged in St. Tammany Parish with Criminal Abortion by Means of Abortion-Inducing Drugs, a violation of La R.S. 14:87.9, which carries the penalty range of one to fifty years at hard labor and fines, depending on the circumstances.
A criminal arrest warrant has been signed for Coeytaux and his name has been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). An extradition request has been sent to Governor Landry.
“This is not healthcare; it’s drug dealing. Individuals who flagrantly and intentionally violate our laws by sending illegal abortion pills into our state placing women in danger. We’ve seen the proof of that, with women showing up in emergency rooms after taking these pills and being coerced into abortions,” said Murrill.
The new case will be prosecuted by District Attorney Collins Sims in the 22nd JDC, unless he recuses himself from the case. A similar case with a New York doctor is being handled by District Attorney Tony Clayton in the 18th JDC.
These and similar other cases are still under investigation by Attorney General Liz Murrill and the Louisiana Department of Justice.
This comes as General Murrill is set to testify in front of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pension on Wednesday, January 14, at 10 a.m. EST on the dangers of mail-order abortion drugs.
Read the extradition packet here.
AG Murrill posted a video statement to her X account here.
