Texas, North Dakota Attorneys General Take Action Against Abortion Pill Website

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reportedly has filed a lawsuit against a nurse practitioner in Delaware who, the A.G. says, “operates an extremist group known as Her Safe Harbor that ships abortion drugs into Texas.”

Attorney General Paxton also has sent cease-and-desist orders to Plan C and Coeytaux, ordering them to stop promoting, selling, or facilitating the shipment of abortion drugs to Texans.

Similarly, North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley recently issued a cease-and-desist order against an organization he says is promoting the illegal sale of abortion pills online.

The Prairie Abortion Fund is accused of violating the state’s Consumer Fraud Law by directing women to websites that sell unapproved and dangerous abortion drugs.

These websites allegedly let anyone buy abortion drugs without providing health information, verifying their identity, or confirming their age, and without a prescription from a doctor.

Arkansas has faced similar problems with abortion pill websites in the past — and our A.G. has taken similar actions against out-of-state abortionists.

Arkansas law generally prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother, and it prohibits abortion drugs from being delivered by mail.

However, some abortionists still advertise abortion pills online and ship abortion drugs across state lines.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has issued cease-and-desist letters to companies responsible for marketing abortion pills to Arkansans in violation of state law. The A.G. says some of these entities are deliberately targeting women in Arkansas and may be running afoul of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

Abortion pills end the lives of unborn children and carry serious risks for women. They simply should not be for sale in America.

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New Investigation Exposes Dangerous Abortion Pill Practices

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A troubling investigation reveals how chemical abortion continues to put women at serious risk.

Live Action’s undercover investigation found that Planned Parenthood facilities fail to implement basic safety protocols when distributing mifepristone and misoprostol — the two drugs that make up the RU-486 abortion regimen.

Women receive these dangerous drugs without ultrasounds, medical screenings, or proper follow-up appointments.

The investigation shows abortionists are operating more like drug dispensaries than medical facilities.

This is deeply troubling, given that research shows nearly 11% of women experience serious health complications from abortion pills. 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. Complications from these abortion drugs include sepsis, infection, and life-threatening hemorrhage.

Making matters worse, instead of cracking down on abortion drugs, the FDA approved a generic version of mifepristone in September, and lawmakers in some states have enacted “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, the state’s “shield law” prevents the abortionist from being prosecuted.

Groups like Planned Parenthood have also opened abortion facilities within driving distance of pro-life states, and abortionists are spending millions of dollars to promote abortion to women in Arkansas and elsewhere. Those are all serious problems.

There is nothing “safe” about abortion drugs. Abortion drugs kill unborn children and they hurt women. They simply should not be for sale in America.

For more information on this investigation, visit LifeNews.com and Live Action’s report.

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French Senate Kills Bad Euthanasia Bill

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Dangerous euthanasia legislation in France recently stalled in the country’s Senate, exposing deep divisions over whether doctors should help patients end their lives.

The French Senate rejected a key article of the bill that would have defined conditions for so-called “medical aid in dying.” In an unusual move, both conservatives and socialists voted against the measure, though for different reasons.

Conservative senators reportedly thought the measure made it too easy to obtain lethal drugs. Socialist senators opposed the bill because they felt it didn’t go far enough in expanding access to euthanasia.

The legislation would legalized assisted suicide for any patient in an “advanced phase” of illness—with possible months to live. The bill’s supporters had tried to compromise by limiting access to patients at the very end of life, but even that wasn’t enough to bridge the divide.

The deadlock highlights a fundamental division between those who support the sanctity of life and those who want to expand access to doctor-assisted death.

Euthanasia is already legal in several European countries.  Countries like Belgium and the Netherlands have expanded assisted suicide to allow euthanasia for mental illness, depression, and dementia. What starts as a “compassionate choice” eventually devolves into routine killing.

In 2019 a Canadian man with ALS made headlines when he chose to take his own life under the country’s assisted suicide and euthanasia laws after the government chose not to provide him with 24-hour home healthcare services due to cost.

Recent news articles allege that an elderly woman in Ontario — dubbed “Mrs. B” in official reports — was euthanized against her after her elderly husband began “experiencing caregiver burnout.” Her husband reportedly requested “an urgent assessment” of his wife’s eligibility for assisted suicide. She was euthanized that evening.

In parts of the U.S. where physician-assisted suicide is legal, insurance companies have refused to pay for patients’ medical care, but have offered to cover assisted-suicide drugs.

Arkansas has strong protections for human life. Our state should learn from other countries’ struggles with assisted suicide and euthanasia. When governments start deciding who lives and who dies, they cross a line that threatens the most vulnerable among us.

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