Texas Pushes Back on Mail-Order Abortion Pills

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Last week lawmakers in Texas passed legislation letting people sue abortionists who mail abortion drugs into the state. The measure is similar to steps Arkansas and other pro-life states have taken to prevent abortion drugs from being shipped across state lines.

Since 2022, Arkansas has generally prohibited abortion except to save the life of the mother, and state law prohibits abortion drugs from being mailed or delivered in the state. Abortionists who break the law are subject to criminal penalties. They may be sued for malpractice, and they face professional discipline — like suspension of their medical licenses.

However, news outlets have reported that pro-abortion states are enacting “shield laws” to protect abortionists who ship abortion drugs across the country.

If an abortionist in one of these states mails abortion drugs to Arkansas or Texas, the state’s “shield law” prevents the abortionist from being prosecuted. Groups like Planned Parenthood are also spending millions of dollars to promote abortion to women from pro-life states like Arkansas. That’s a serious problem.

Attorney General Tim Griffin has sent cease-and-desist letters to companies advertising abortion drugs in Arkansas, and he has notified the companies that they may be penalized under the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act. He has also urged the federal government to restrict abortion drugs and let states like Arkansas enforce their pro-life laws.

Abortion drugs don’t just end the lives of unborn children. They also carry serious health risks for women.

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

Researchers found 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.

It’s worth pointing out that public opinion polling shows Arkansans oppose abortion, and there is evidence that children are alive today because Arkansas has prohibited abortion. The state’s pro-life laws are saving lives, but it’s important to make sure abortion drugs aren’t illegally shipped into Arkansas — or any other state, for that matter. Abortion drugs are dangerous. They simply should not be for sale in America.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Justice Department Asks Congress to Protect Children from Sex-Change Procedures

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Last week the U.S. Department of Justice sent a proposal to Congress that would protect children from sex-change procedures.

The federal Victims of Chemical or Surgical Mutilation Act would generally prevent doctors, hospitals, and clinics from performing sex-change surgeries on children or giving them puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones.

In a press release, the DOJ said,

“The Department of Justice has heard from far too many families who have been devastated by mutilative medical procedures that fly in the face of basic biology,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “While we continue our ongoing legal battle to protect children, we appreciate our colleagues in Congress who are working diligently alongside us to end these abusive procedures once and for all.”

The federal legislation would track with an executive order President Trump issued earlier this year.

In 2021, Arkansas became the first state in the nation to pass a law protecting children from sex-change procedures. The Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act prohibits doctors from performing sex-change surgeries or giving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors. That law was recently upheld in federal court. Since 2021, other states have enacted similar laws. A federal measure like the Victims of Chemical or Surgical Mutilation Act could help protect children nationwide.

Over the past five years, it has become clear that the medical “consensus” regarding transgender procedures on children was largely manufactured by pro-LGBT activists.

Men and women have come forward with chilling testimony about how they were rushed through gender transitions as children without knowing the procedures’ risks, consequences, and alternatives.

Sex-change procedures, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones can leave children permanently scarred, sterilized, and at risk of serious health conditions.

Public health experts 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.

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

A federal measure protecting children from sex-change procedures isn’t just good policy—it’s common sense, and it’s long overdue.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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