South Dakota Officials Investigate Out-of-State Abortion Pill Ads

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News outlets say a national pro-abortion group is placing ads for abortion pills at gas stations in South Dakota, prompting state officials to launch an investigation into whether the ads violate state laws.

The ads from Mayday Health ask “Pregnant? Don’t want to be?” and direct women to a website that helps them order abortion pills through the mail.

The New York-based abortion group reportedly placed the ads at 30 gas stations for a six-week campaign, specifically targeting states with strong pro-life protections.

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden asked Attorney General Marty Jackley to investigate whether the campaign violates the state’s abortion ban and constitutes deceptive trade practices.

This isn’t the first time Mayday Health has targeted pro-life states. In July, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin sent a cease-and-desist letter to the group after it promoted abortion pills in Arkansas.

Since 2022, Arkansas has generally prohibited abortion except to save the life of the mother, and state law prohibits abortion drugs from being delivered or distributed in the state. However, pro-abortion states are protecting abortionists who ship abortion drugs across the country.

Attorney General Griffin has said entities in these states are deliberately targeting women in pro-life states like Arkansas.

Abortion drugs carry significant health risks for women — including risks of sepsis and death.

A recent study by the experts at the Ethics and Public Policy Center found the abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol are at least 22 times more dangerous than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration labeling indicates.

Researchers noted that from 2017 to 2023, nearly one in nine women suffered serious health complications like sepsis, infection, and hemorrhaging as a direct result of abortion drugs.

All of this has prompted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to launch a formal investigation into the drugs and their safety.

Abortion drugs end the lives of unborn children, and they hurt women. They simply should not be for sale in America.

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Florida Attorney General Sues Medical Organizations for Misleading Families About Sex-Change Procedures

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a major lawsuit against three prominent medical organizations, accusing them of deceiving families about the safety and effectiveness of sex-change procedures for children.

The lawsuit targets the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the Endocrine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Florida’s A.G. alleges these groups made millions of dollars pushing experimental treatments like puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries on children — all while knowing there’s no solid evidence these procedures actually help kids with gender confusion.

The lawsuit exposes how these organizations have been citing each other’s work in a circular pattern for years, manufacturing a “facade of legitimacy.”

The lawsuit seeks to hold these organizations accountable under the state’s consumer protection laws.

Public health experts and policymakers in the U.S., the U.K., Sweden, Finland, and other nations have found that science simply does not support giving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to kids. These drugs and procedures carry serious risks — including infertility, sexual dysfunction, impaired bone density, and cardiovascular problems.

Whistleblowers have come forward to testify about how they were rushed through gender transitions as children without understanding the procedures’ risks, consequences, or alternatives. It is absolutely vital that Americans understand just how harmful these procedures are.

In January, President Trump issued an executive order prohibiting federal funding from being used for sex-change procedures on kids, and the federal government is expected to propose new rules that could help protect children from sex-change procedures nationwide.

Earlier this summer, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a public inquiry into whether U.S. doctors and clinics may have deceived parents and children about the risks of these procedures. The U.S. Department of Justice also subpoenaed doctors and medical facilities involved in performing sex-change procedures on minors.

In September, the U.S. Department of Justice sent Congress the federal Victims of Chemical or Surgical Mutilation Act. The proposed federal law would generally prevent doctors, hospitals, and clinics from performing sex-change surgeries on children or giving them puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones.

Florida’s lawsuit points out that in 2021, lawmakers in Arkansas passed the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act. This good law was the first of its kind in America. It generally prohibits doctors from performing sex-change procedures on children or giving them puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. This year a federal court upheld the SAFE Act, which means the law is protecting children in Arkansas right now.

Florida’s lawsuit proves that Arkansas’ lawmakers were right to pass the SAFE Act back in 2021. The fact that Florida’s attorney general is now taking these organizations to court shows the tide of public opinion — and public policy — is continuing to turn in support of children. That’s something to celebrate.

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