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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced federal lawsuits against New York, California, and Massachusetts for enabling mail-order abortions by refusing to extradite abortionists charged with sending abortion pills into Louisiana, where elective abortion is banned. The state argues that these 'shield' laws violate Louisiana's sovereignty and criminal laws, citing cases where mailed abortion drugs resulted in the deaths of babies and harm to women, and is also challenging the FDA's 2023 policy allowing telehealth prescribing and mail delivery of abortion pills in federal court.

Arkansas, Louisiana, and Alabama have filed an original action before the U.S. Supreme Court and a federal lawsuit against New York, California, and Massachusetts to challenge pro-abortion 'shield laws' that protect abortionists mailing abortion drugs to pro-life states.

The attorneys general of Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas filed a lawsuit on September 30 challenging the abortion 'shield laws' of New York, California, and Massachusetts, asking the Supreme Court to hear the case. The lawsuit argues that these shield laws protect abortion providers who mail abortion-inducing drugs to states with abortion restrictions, and the case has drawn responses from both sides, including statements from New York Attorney General Letitia James and pro-life leader Marjorie Dannenfelser.

Cases where women were coerced or forced to take abortion pills by their partners, including incidents in Wisconsin and Louisiana, highlighting the ease of obtaining abortion pills online without proper safeguards. It also reports on a federal lawsuit against the FDA and an OB-GYN's test showing that online abortion pill providers do not verify identities or medical conditions, allowing potentially dangerous situations for women to occur.

Alliance Defending Freedom is challenging the FDA's policy that allows abortion drugs like mifepristone to be mailed, arguing it undermines state laws that prohibit abortion and can lead to coercion, as in the case of Rosalie Markezich in Louisiana. Pro-life organizations, including Family Council, have filed legal briefs and are urging the federal government to reverse the FDA's mail-order abortion drug policy, citing health risks and the need for in-person medical oversight.

A 2024 state law reclassified misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances. That affects how hospitals can access the drugs in non-abortion emergencies, and other states appear to be taking note.

By Alasdaire FleitasVolunteer Contributor, Save the Storks The Supreme Court cases, Danco Laboratories v Louisiana and GenBioPro v Louisiana, ruled that the manufacturers of the pill used for chemical abortions can continue to mail the drug mifepristone across state lines despite Louisiana’s abortion ban. This ruling comes on the heels of the infamous 2022 Supreme Court case Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health […] The post Supreme Court Abortion Pill Ruling Expands Access to Mifepristone Nationwide appeared first on Save the Storks .

The Chemical Abortion Pill cartel has been exposed for breaking U.S. law — and they’re openly bragging that they’ll do it again. As Louisiana’s court case against the FDA threatens to the end the criminal practice of death-by-mail Chemical Abortion Pill prescription and delivery, abortion vendors are making it clear that they have no intention to stop, no matter what. Scientific American recently wrote in support of long-debunked pro-abortion myths, pushing telehealth prescription and mailing of Chemical Abortion Pills despite the ... Read More The post HEALTH UNCONSCIOUS: Chemical Abortion Pi

In response to the dissemination of the New Orleans Health Department’s report on Act 246 of the 2024 Legislative Session, Erica Inzina, J.D., Policy Director of Louisiana Right to Life, issued the following statement: “Misoprostol continues to be available in Louisiana for purposes other than elective abortion. After speaking to OBGYNs in New Orleans today,... The post New Orleans Health Department’s Report Ignores Rampant Forced Abortion appeared first on Louisiana Right to Life .