The Truth Behind Two Women Who Died From Chemical Abortions
Over the last few weeks, it has been reported that in 2022 two Georgia women died following at-home chemical abortions. The media is wrongly blaming their deaths on Georgia’s abortion laws, adopted following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Even Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic candidate for president, has weighed in on the subject. She […]
SCOTUS Ruling Results in Continuation of Lax Regulations on Chemical Abortion Pill
The United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled unanimously today that the plaintiffs in a case challenging the FDA’s relaxed restrictions on a chemical abortion drug lacked standing before the court. As we reported in December of 2023, SCOTUS agreed to hear the case brought by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) on behalf of the Alliance for […]
Federal Judge Strikes Restrictions on Chemical Abortion Drug in N.C.
In an opinion filed April 30, U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles struck down portions of North Carolina’s law restricting use of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The ruling also upheld several provisions of the law that the judge determined did not conflict with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate the drug. […]
Gov. Cooper and AG Stein Work to Prevent Restrictions on Chemical Abortion Drugs
In recent weeks Governor Roy Cooper and N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein have reasserted their pledge to make access to dangerous chemical abortion drugs easier for the women and girls of North Carolina. Both political leaders have joined in friend of the court briefs that attempt to maintain loosened restrictions on the chemical abortion pill […]
SCOTUS To Hear Oral Arguments on FDA’s Decisions on Dangerous Chemical Abortion Pills
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) announced that it will hear arguments this term about the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decisions regarding access to the chemical abortion drug, Mifepristone. The hearings will specifically pertain to the FDA’s decisions in 2016, 2021, and 2023 to loosen restrictions for this pill and […]
No Longer a Destination State? The Initial Impact of NC’s New Pro-Life Law
Last week, the Guttmacher Institute released data revealing a 31% drop in abortions in North Carolina between June and July of this year, during which time a major new pro-life law took effect. According to this data, there were 4,230 abortions in June and 2,920 in July. NC Family President John L. Rustin commented on […]
Judge Blocks Two Provisions of NC’s “Care for Women, Children, and Families Act”
On Saturday, September 30, a federal judge blocked two provisions of North Carolina’s new pro-life bill, SB 20—Care for Women, Children and Families Act. This bill implemented a host of pro-life and pro-family measures, which included prohibiting most abortions after 12 weeks—down from 20 weeks—and providing millions of dollars for family support. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the […]
Fifth Circuit Rules Chemical Abortion Drug Safeguards Must Be Restored by FDA
According to a report from our allies at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), “In a victory for women’s health, a unanimous panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday [8/16] that the Food and Drug Administration must restore critical safeguards for chemical abortion drugs and disallow their shipment by mail.” ADF is […]
Lawsuit Challenges Legality of Chemical Abortion Drugs
Attorneys general of 23 states have filed two amicus briefs in support of a lawsuit seeking the withdrawal of FDA approval of the drugs mifepristone (RU-486) and misoprostol for use in chemical abortions. Unfortunately, NC Attorney General Josh Stein is not one of them. Success in this suit could make chemical abortion illegal even in […]
FDA Approves Unsupervised Chemical Abortions
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced earlier this week that it is removing its requirement for mifepristone to be administered in the presence of a certified health care provider (HCP). Mifepristone, which is the first of two drugs used in the RU-486 chemical abortion regimen, can now be dispensed directly by certified […]