New York doctors prescribing abortion pills to out-of-state patients will no longer be forced to include their names on prescriptions under a law signed Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The law comes in immediate response to criminal charges in Louisiana against a New Paltz doctor,

At a time when fundamental rights are under attack across the country, we are doubling down on our commitment to safeguard access to reproductive health care ...'

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Monday to further shield clinicians from the legal risks of prescribing the abortion pill to patients in other states after a New York doctor was indicted for allegedly prescribing the pill to a teen in Louisiana last week.

The law, which lets doctors use the name of their medical practices instead of their own when prescribing abortion pills, is the latest addition to shield laws in New York that protect doctors who provide abortion medication to patients in states with strict abortion bans.

New York enacted a law on Monday intended to protect the state's doctors from prosecution by other states that have banned abortions when they prescribe and mail out abortion pills. New York Governor Kathy Hochul,

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill meant to protect medical practitioners in New York who prescribe and send abortion pills out of state.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has taken another step to protect New York doctors who prescribe abortion pills after one was indicted in Louisiana.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is taking steps to protect doctors in the state who prescribe abortion medications. This comes after a doctor was indicted for prescribing abortion pills online to a pregnant minor in Louisiana.