{"id":33392,"date":"2025-02-04T17:57:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/?p=33392"},"modified":"2025-02-04T17:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:57:22","slug":"the-abortion-drug-bill-every-pro-life-state-should-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/the-abortion-drug-bill-every-pro-life-state-should-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"The Abortion Drug Bill Every Pro-Life State Should Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By: Kelsey Pritchard, originally published January 7, 2025, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As statehouses convene this month, legislators across the nation are considering abortion drug solutions. Abortion drugs account for\u00a0more than half<\/a>\u00a0of abortions in the U.S. now. Taking the regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol almost always results in the death of an unborn child and can cause serious\u00a0side effects<\/a>\u00a0for women like hemorrhaging, the need for emergency surgery, or even death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, the Biden-Harris Administration crafted an\u00a0FDA policy<\/a>\u00a0to circumvent pro-life laws. That rule which allows drugs to be sent in the mail and prescribed without a doctor visit has created a new form of domestic violence. Here\u2019s what every pro-life state should do about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A New Form of Domestic Violence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Robert Kawada<\/a>\u00a0of Brookline, Massachusetts, got in touch with an online pharmacy when he found out his girlfriend was pregnant. He obtained the abortion drugs and convinced her to take them by saying they were iron supplements. Kawada even orchestrated a phone call from someone impersonating a nurse who told his girlfriend her iron levels were low based on a recent blood test and to take the pills. The woman lost her baby as a result at 9 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Florida,\u00a0Haley Raborn<\/a>\u00a0attempted to bribe her ex-fianc\u00e9 into poisoning a woman with abortion drugs to kill his unborn child. Raborn said she\u2019d compensate him with new AirPods and met him to give him the pills. Thankfully, Raborn was turned into the authorities and the mother and unborn child were not harmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catherine Herring\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0daughter was almost killed by abortion drug poisoning. After Catherine\u2019s soon-to-be-ex-husband slipped the pills into her drinks, she became violently ill and went to the ER where she gave a urine sample that was black. The doctors suspected kidney failure and she started an antibiotic regimen. Catherine\u00a0saved<\/a>\u00a0her daughter Josephine\u2019s life with abortion pill reversal, but Josephine suffers from side effects such as developmental delays. The husband only received 180 days in county jail for attempting to kill his unborn child multiple times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coercion Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While stories of abortion poisoning are on the rise, abortion coercion is even more pervasive.\u00a0Twenty-four percent<\/a>\u00a0of abortions are unwanted or coerced, according to the Charlotte Lozier Institute.\u00a0Another study<\/a>\u00a0shows the pressure often comes from a partner or family member. Women who are pressured into abortion report high levels of grief and interference with daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe tend to think of abortion coercion in countries with oppressive regimes like China. In fact, this shocking hidden epidemic is happening all around us. Mail-order abortion pills remove the doctor from the room and make it easier than ever to\u202fforce abortions<\/a>\u202fon women and girls who\u202fdo not want them<\/a>\u202f\u2013 their distress compounded by the\u202fsight of their baby\u2019s clearly human body<\/a>. Countless women suffer in silence under the guise of \u2018choice,\u2019 when they never felt like they truly had one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Catherine and Josephine Herring Act<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In May of 2024, Louisiana became the first state to add abortion drugs on the controlled substance list. Gov. Landry signed SB 276, the Catherine and Josephine Herring Act sponsored by Catherine\u2019s brother, to punish those who poison a pregnant woman with abortion drugs without her consent. The law allows doctors to continue prescribing mifepristone and misoprostol for non-abortion reasons and explicitly does not punish women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was no \u2018choice\u2019 involved when my husband slipped abortion drugs into my drinks seven times,\u201d\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0Catherine Herring when the bill passed. \u201cI suffered serious side effects from the drugs that almost took my daughter\u2019s life. As a survivor of domestic violence, I\u2019m grateful for Louisiana\u2019s willingness to protect women and children from those who intend to harm them with abortion drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Issuing Clear Guidance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite its bipartisan nature, the media and Democrats followed the abortion lobby\u2019s lead to fiercely oppose the Catherine and Josephine Herring Act. The chief talking point was that the law would put lives in danger by making the drugs inaccessible for miscarriage care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To protect the public from the abortion lobby\u2019s misinformation, several state entities gave guidance on the new law. Attorney General Liz Murrill issued an\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0explaining Louisiana\u2019s pro-life law and SB 276 with a section of FAQs for pregnant women and health care professionals. The Louisiana Department of Health issued guidance as well and the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy put out information on doctors\u2019 continued ability to treat women experiencing miscarriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look to Louisiana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SBA Pro-Life America State Affairs Director Sue Liebel encourages states to consider policies like Louisiana\u2019s SB 276 this year and to follow new laws with clear guidance from state agencies. She says now is the time to act before the number of abortion poisoning cases rise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cState leaders have the opportunity to take a stand for women this year with legislation to prevent abortion drug poisoning and coercion. Like morphine and Valium, mifepristone and misoprostol should still be available for miscarriage treatment and legitimate medical reasons but hard for abusers to obtain. Leaders on both sides of the aisle must take this threat seriously and look to Louisiana.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelsey Pritchard is the State Public Affairs Director for SBA Pro-Life America. She serves a spokeswoman for SBA and works with SBA\u2019s State Affairs team to shape the narrative on abortion policy and politics in the states.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By: Kelsey Pritchard, originally published January 7, 2025, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America As statehouses convene this month, legislators across the nation are considering abortion drug solutions. Abortion drugs account for\u00a0more than half\u00a0of abortions in the U.S. now. 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