Kentucky attorney general says abortion group is breaking law after promoting mail-order pills

Kentucky’s attorney general accused an abortion advocacy group of violating state law Aug. 29 after it flew a banner promoting abortion pills by mail over the Kentucky State Fair.

In an Aug. 29 X post, Attorney General Russell Coleman responded to the banner, which read “Abortion Pills By Mail,” and cited an investigation his office opened in January into mail-order abortion pills. The banner was sponsored by Mayday Health, an abortion advocacy group, according to WHAS 11, an ABC affiliate.

“It appears abortion activists are flying over Louisville advertising illegal drugs,” Coleman wrote. They are breaking the law. Since January, our Office has been investigating mail order abortion pills targeting vulnerable Kentuckians. We will not tolerate this illegal danger.”

Kentucky law prohibits manufacturers, distributors, physicians, pharmacies, or others to knowingly send abortion-inducing drugs to pregnant women through mail, courier, or delivery services.

Coleman’s office launched a civil investigation Jan. 23 into possible violations of Kentucky’s restrictions on mailing or delivering abortion-inducing drugs. According to the office’s press release, it subpoenaed six gas stations displaying Mayday Health advertisements and is also investigating whether the organizations behind them used deceptive or misleading communications.

“Out-of-state activist groups who are targeting the vulnerable here should be on notice: Keep your illegal pills out of our Commonwealth or face the full weight of the Attorney General’s Office,” Coleman said in the release announcing the investigation.

According to WHAS11, Leo Raisner, executive director of Mayday Health, said it places advertisements near large gatherings to draw attention to the drugs.

“We want everyone to know that safe, effective abortion medication exists,” he told the outlet.

The dispute comes amid warnings from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) that mail-order abortion pills undermine state protections for the unborn. As Zeale News previously reported, the USCCB launched a nationwide prayer and education campaign Aug. 18 addressing the growing availability of the drugs.