On May 1, a three-judge panel from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked mail-order abortion drugs nationwide. The case is already being appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Arkansas law generally prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother, and it is a crime for an abortionist to mail abortion drugs like RU-486 into the state.
But under President Biden, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration loosened its safety protocols to allow mail-order abortion drugs. Pro-abortion states have also enacted “shield laws” for abortionists who mail abortion drugs into states like Arkansas.
All of that has created a dangerous industry of abortion-by-mail in Arkansas and across America.
In response, the State of Louisiana challenged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s mail-order abortion rules. Family Council joined other pro-life organizations in an amicus brief in the lawsuit earlier this year.
On Friday, a panel of judges from the 5th Circuit issued a stay against the FDA effectively blocking the agency’s mail-order abortion rules nationwide. The decision is being appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but we are optimistic the Court will uphold the 5th Circuit’s decision.
New evidence shows that abortion drugs are much more dangerous than the FDA previously thought.
A recent study by the experts at the Ethics and Public Policy Center found abortion drugs are at least 22 times more dangerous than the drugs’ labeling indicates. Nearly 11% of women experience serious health complications from abortion pills — including sepsis, infection, and life-threatening hemorrhage.
Abortion drugs hurt women and kill unborn children. These drugs should not be available at all — much less through the mail.
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