Josh Hawley Introduces Law To Ban Mailing Of Abortion Pills, Citing Junk Science Report [View all]
Source: Huff Post
May 7, 2025, 12:53 PM EDT
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced a law on Tuesday to restrict the abortion pill mifepristone, citing an anti-abortion junk science report that has been making the rounds in conservative media. The “Restoring Safeguard for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act” aims to restrict mifepristone by reinstating 2011 Food and Drug Administration rules around the medication.
Those rules, loosened by the Biden and Obama administrations, would limit who can prescribe mifepristone and require in-person visits for abortion pills — effectively banning telemedicine for abortion, which now accounts for 20% of all abortions in the U.S. It would also mandate in-person follow-up visits and further limit how far into pregnancy mifepristone can be prescribed.
The bill also seeks to allow women to sue telemedicine providers who mail abortion pills and ban foreign companies from importing the medication into the country. The latter element would target international groups like Aid Access, which mail abortion pills from overseas and have been vital to abortion access since Roe v. Wade fell.
“I’m introducing the Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act after a bombshell study revealed the truth about mifepristone: it’s dangerous,” Hawley said in a press release. “The data shows 1 in 10 women who take mifepristone experience adverse health effects, like going to the ER or suffering from sepsis. The FDA needs to act to protect women now.” It’s unlikely the bill will pass, given Hawley needs seven Democrats to vote in favor.
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