The ERLC joined a letter led by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America alongside 78 pro-life groups to acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, urging the Department of Justice to stop siding with the abortion drug industry against pro-life states.
Louisiana, Florida and Texas, and Missouri, Idaho and Kansas sued the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) in three separate cases to protect their citizens from the harms of abortion drugs and to stop policies that undermine their state laws. The DOJ previously moved to dismiss all three cases.
The letter states:
“Pro-life states cannot meaningfully enforce their laws when FDA is siding with mail-order abortionists and DOJ is siding with abortion drug manufacturers. Virtually every state has some law on the books that makes the current mail-order abortion regime unlawful, even basic laws like practicing medicine without a license. Yet abortionists protected by so-called “shield laws” ship drugs nationally with impunity, pointing to FDA for cover.”
This letter calls on the DOJ to side with pro-life attorneys general who are suing the FDA to protect their citizens from the harms of abortion drugs and to stop FDA policies that undermine state law. It articulates the concerning trajectory of both DOJ and FDA to promote access to abortions and also highlights the challenge of enforcing state law when federal agencies oppose pro-life laws and counteract state authority.
The letter goes on to point out, “When abortion drugs are available through the mail, there is no accountability, state laws are made impotent, and women and girls are hurt. This is a harmful and politically dangerous path.”
Southern Baptists have a long-time commitment to the sanctity of life, with the Baptist Faith & Message 2000 proclaiming that “Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord,” and urging churches to “speak on behalf of the unborn and contend for the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death.” The ERLC will always speak up for the protection and dignity of preborn children and seek to serve mothers and families in need.
“When abortion drugs are available through the mail, there is no accountability, state laws are made impotent, and women and girls are hurt. This is a harmful and politically dangerous path.”
