Could a new Attorney general help stop mail-order abortions?
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser said Tuesday that the appointment of Todd Blanche as acting attorney general offers a fresh opportunity for the Justice Department to stop defending the Biden-era policy that has enabled dangerous abortion drugs to be mailed into pro-life states.
In a letter signed by 78 pro-life organizations sent to Blanche, who replaced Pam Bondi, Dannenfelser called on the department to reverse course and stand with states seeking to protect women and unborn children from unregulated chemical abortions.
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Abortion drugs now account for the majority of abortions in the United States. Pro-life advocates warn that the pills cause serious side effects, including fatalities, and are frequently used by abusive partners to coerce women into abortions without their knowledge or consent.
Dannenfelser wrote to supporters today urging them to ask the Trump administration to stop mail-order abortions.
“Todd Blanche has replaced Pam Bondi and is now the Acting Attorney General. This gives us a critical opportunity to demand the Department of Justice reverse course,” she said.
She noted that abortion drugs are “the method used for the majority of abortions in America today; Causing horrific side effects (including fatalities) that hurt women; and, Even being used secretly by abusive boyfriends to trick girls into getting abortions without their knowledge or consent.”
Because the Justice Department has sided with the abortion industry in recent disputes, these drugs continue to be sent across state lines directly to pregnant women in pro-life states, she said.
Six pro-life states — Missouri, Idaho, Kansas, Florida, Texas and Louisiana — have filed three separate lawsuits against the Food and Drug Administration, demanding protection for their citizens harmed by the loosened restrictions on mifepristone.
Louisiana’s lawsuit includes Rosalie Markezich, a young woman whose ex-boyfriend ordered the drugs online and pressured her to take them. A recent federal court ruling recognized standing for both Markezich and the state.
Markezich stated: “If mail-order abortion wasn’t a thing, I’m 100% sure I would have my child.”
Dannenfelser urged action on behalf of women and children affected by what she called the abortion drug epidemic.
“For Rosalie, for her baby, and for all the moms and children out there suffering and dying in this abortion drug epidemic, please join our call for justice today,” she wrote.
The push comes as the Trump Justice Department released a major report Tuesday exposing the Biden administration’s weaponization of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act against peaceful pro-life activists. The report, based on a review of more than 700,000 internal records, documented how Biden-era prosecutors sought an average of 26.8 months in prison for pro-life defendants compared to 12.3 months for pro-abortion defendants, while collaborating closely with abortion advocacy.
