CatholicVote joined a coalition of 78 pro-life organizations urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to oppose mail-order abortion drugs and support state restrictions.
The groups, led by Susan B. Anthony (SBA) Pro-Life America, sent a letter April 13 to acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, calling on the department to support lawsuits filed by several Republican-led states — Missouri, Idaho, Kansas, Florida, Texas, and Louisiana — against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seeking to curb access to abortion drugs and roll back policies allowing telehealth prescription and mail delivery.
“Use your new position to reverse the DOJ’s harmful stance of siding with the abortion drug industry,” the letter states, arguing the Trump administration should instead “stand with pro-life Republican attorneys general” challenging federal policy.
The letter argues that widespread mail distribution of abortion pills allows providers to bypass state laws and medical safeguards.
“Thousands of abortion drugs are being mailed all over the United States daily, even from overseas, with zero oversight,” the letter stated, arguing the system undermines enforcement of laws, including medical licensing rules.
The letter pointed to the case of Rosalie Markezich, a Louisiana woman involved in one of the lawsuits. Markezich said she was pressured into taking abortion drugs ordered online by her boyfriend.
“If mail-order abortion wasn’t a thing, I’m 100% sure I would have my child,” Markezich said in a statement included in the letter. “I do not believe a doctor would have prescribed me the drugs if I told her I did not want them.”
SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser said the DOJ “has the opportunity to stand with states seeking to uphold their laws and protect women and unborn children” but instead is “actively siding with the abortion industry.”
CatholicVote also signed the letter.
“The abortion industry has celebrated the use of mail-order abortion drugs, but this has not been a victory for women,” Vice President of Advocacy Joshua Mercer said. “Recent studies have discovered the dangers to many women who take abortion pills."
“We encourage President Trump and Secretary Kennedy to immediately shut down mail-order abortion pills,” he added.
The letter also cites polling the groups say shows broad support — including among some Democratic and independent voters — for requiring in-person doctor visits before prescribing abortion drugs. Abortion access continues to expand through medication.
As Zeale News reported, Planned Parenthood Federation of America reported performing a record 434,450 abortions in its latest annual report, reflecting continued growth in abortion services nationwide.
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