New court documents are revealing that the state of Louisiana has issued an arrest warrant for a California abortionist who reportedly shipped abortion drugs to a woman in Louisiana. Florida, Missouri, and Texas were joined by Louisiana in filing a lawsuit last month demanding that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restore a previous provision requiring the abortion drug mifepristone to be dispensed in-person by a medical professional, rather than prescribed via “telehealth” and mailed.

“Shortly after Dobbs, pro-abortion activists and doctors launched a nationwide effort to effectuate abortions in pro-life states like Louisiana — all without setting foot in those states. How? By mail,” the lawsuit stated. “Every year, doctors

and activists in states like California and New York mail a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved abortion drug called mifepristone to thousands of Louisiana residents for the express purpose of causing abortions in Louisiana that are blatantly unlawful.”

“But some of the women who ingest the drugs do not want an abortion,” the lawsuit warned. “Since FDA effectively allowed ‘blind’ dispensing without the in-person care of a doctor, bad actors have been able to obtain FDA-approved abortion drugs from prescribers in other states and then secretly spike women’s drinks without their knowledge or force women into taking these drugs against their will,” it continued. “This is what happened to Rosalie Markezich.”

In 2023, the lawsuit recounts, Markezich’s boyfriend coerced her “under immense pressure and fearing for her safety” to take the abortion drug, even though she did not want an abortion. He had used her email address to order the mifepristone from California-based abortionist Remy Coeytaux. “Rosalie did not want to have an abortion. But far from empowering Rosalie to make her own choice and preserving her autonomy, mail-order abortion drugs had Rosalie feeling trapped and terrified,” the lawsuit tells. “She grieves the loss of her child and endures lasting emotional trauma.”

If it weren’t for the FDA’s provision allowing “telehealth” prescription and dispensation of the drug, the lawsuit pointed out, then “Rosalie would have received the protection of a private in-person medical appointment. And if she had been able to tell a doctor that she did not want an abortion, the drugs that took her baby’s life would never have been provided.” The lawsuit continued, “The State found out about Rosalie’s circumstances in 2024, and it has issued a warrant for the arrest of the California-based doctor from whom Rosalie’s boyfriend ordered the abortion drugs. That warrant is still outstanding.”

Louisiana’s Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) discussed the case on “Washington Watch” Tuesday night. “Rosalie’s story is similar to some of the others that we’ve seen in some other states and here, where the pills were obtained by somebody else, and they coerced her into taking them,” Murrill shared. “The biggest problem is that the Biden administration never should have withdrawn the restrictions on these pills to begin with.”

“The abortion lobby and cartel [were[ trying to basically take down all of our abortion laws and all restrictions on access to these pills. It’s dangerous,” Murrill insisted. “And now we have drug dealers, basically, from other states who are mailing them illegally into our states to anybody who asks for them. And we’ve seen a number of cases where coercion is involved.” She recounted that the sister of state Senator Thomas Pressly (R) was “poisoned” with abortion pills that her “estranged husband” put into her food in an attempt to abort their baby. “Even under circumstances where someone takes them by consent, it is very dangerous for women,” Murrill warned.

“Before the Biden administration basically took all these restrictions away, the rules required a face-to-face relationship with a doctor who conducted an ultrasound to ensure that there was not an ectopic pregnancy, and they required a follow-up visit three weeks later,” Murrill observed. “I don’t think this is hard. The data was never there for the rule that they put in place in the first instance. So I think they need to withdraw it based on the complete lies that were relied on to withdraw the REMS protocols that used to be in place on these pills.”

The attorney general also pointed out that blue states use “shield laws” to prevent states like Louisiana from prosecuting out-of-state abortionists who violate pro-life state laws by mailing abortion drugs across state lines. “We certainly have seen these doctors and other organizations like Aid Access who are willing to facilitate obtaining the pills. Now, they’ll give them to anybody that asks for them,” Murrill said. “You can lie. You can set up fake Facebook accounts. They’re not careful. There is no medical relationship here. They take your money and they mail you these pills, and you don’t know where they came from, and they don’t know who they’re sending them to. That’s concerning enough.”

“But when we try to enforce our laws, as we have against the doctors in other states who are participating in this illegal scheme, we’ve been blocked by the governor of New York from trying to extradite a doctor who was indicted here for violating our criminal laws,” Murrill noted. “And I expect that we will be blocked by Governor Newsom when we try to extradite a California doctor who sent the pills to Rosalee’s boyfriend.”

“To be clear, it is illegal to send these pills by mail, even under federal law — that violates the Comstock Act,” the attorney general pointed out. She called on federal agencies to enforce the Comstock Act and prevent abortionists in blue states from mailing abortion drugs to women in states with pro-life laws. “It is frustrating. It’s never been legal to mail these pills. Under the prior law, there were restrictions, and if a doctor prescribed them in this state legally, they still had to comply with all of those restrictions,” she said. “I don’t think another state should have the ability to nullify the laws of this state when someone is committing a crime in this state intentionally. It is no different than if they were dealing fentanyl or anything else that we’ve declared illegal or subject to very, very restrictive use under only certain circumstances.”

“All the rules go away when it involves abortion and it’s incredibly dangerous to women. It’s just appalling,” Murrill added.

Experts like Mary Szoch, who serves as director of the Center for Human Dignity at Family Research Council, are commending Louisiana for standing up for the safety of women and unborn children.

“Praise God that there are states, like Louisiana, that refuse to allow abuse,” she told The Washington Stand. “While Gavin Newsom does everything in the world to pad the wallets of the abortion industry — including allowing them to act anonymously in an effort to escape justice when their actions aid and abet abusers — Louisiana AG Liz Murrill is working to bring abortionists to justice. Allowing abortion drugs to be sent through the mail provides abusers with an easy way to obtain a murder weapon.”

“I cannot imagine the courage it took for Rosalie Markezich to come forward and say publicly that she did not want to take mifepristone,” Szoch continued. “I cannot imagine the mental anguish she went through as her boyfriend pressured her to take the pills. I cannot imagine the pain the abortion caused her. This must stop. Let’s pray for more state AGs to have the courage of Liz Murrill and stand up for women and unborn children.”