{"id":36047,"date":"2026-05-08T23:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/?p=36047"},"modified":"2026-05-11T01:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T01:04:51","slug":"womens-health-and-safety-secured-common-sense-made-common-again-and-it-lasted-about-48-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/womens-health-and-safety-secured-common-sense-made-common-again-and-it-lasted-about-48-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Health and Safety Secured Common Sense Made Common Again – And it lasted about 48 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Friday May 1, 2026, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals slapped the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with an overdue dose of common sense. In Louisiana v. FDA<\/em>, a panel of judges of the Fifth Circuit took up the issue of whether the FDA should permit the prescription of the abortion drug mifepristone by video call and delivery by mail of the dangerous abortion drug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The abortion drug, mifepristone, has a demonstrated history of health complications. Of course the drug is fatal for the unborn child. It’s use also  presents significant physical and psychological risks to a mother. According to a comprehensive study conducted by the Ethics and Public Policy Center, the mother will experience \u201cadverse events\u201d which include hospitalization<\/a> in more than 10.93% instances after taking the drug. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 In 2000 the FDA approved mifepristone for use. Given its dangerous side effects, the FDA at that time required close supervision by a prescribing physician and mandatory reporting of complications. Subsequent administrations reduced \u2018safety guardrails\u2019 for the abortion drug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the US Supreme Court\u2019s decision in Dobbs, which returned regulation of abortion to the states, Louisiana joined a group of uncompromising pro-life states protecting the unborn. Louisiana Statute 40:1061 states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No person may knowingly administer to, prescribe for, or procure for, or sell to any pregnant woman any medicine, drug, or other substance with the specific intent of causing or abetting the termination of the life of an unborn human being.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to subvert the laws of pro-life states such as Louisiana following the Dobbs<\/em> decision, the Biden FDA made it possible for abortion drugs to flood into states with strong pro life protections.  The Biden FDA allowed a doctor to prescribe by \u2018video call\u2019 the life threatening abortion pill which would then be delivered by mail. The Biden Administration\u2019s ideology of promoting death of the unborn at all costs  overrode common sense precautions intended to protect women. Chemical death delivered by mail, in a brown paper wrapper, to a mother who aborts her child alone, without proper medical supervision and unaware of the risks to her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medical providers, legislators and others from Louisiana and pro-life states, appalled by the dangerous and callous practice allowing a doctor, who has never met in person with a woman, to prescribe an abortion pill delivered by mail order, filed a legal challenge to the FDA rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In State of Lousiana v Food and Drug Administration<\/a><\/em> the Fifth Circuit, blocked the FDA from allowing mail order abortion. The Fifth Circuit expressed skepticism for the FDA\u2019s relaxation of safety guardrails including the removal of the \u201cin person\u201d exam requirements.   Among other things, the Fifth Circuit determined:<\/p>\n\n\n\n