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By: Dan Hart, originally published May 27, 2026, The Washington Stand<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A startling new study has revealed that the vast majority of online abortion drug vendors are shipping the pills to women whose unborn children are past the point of 10 weeks\u2019 gestation, in violation of the FDA\u2019s federal safety limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0report<\/a>, released by the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) on Tuesday, found that 81% of online abortion drug sellers are actively ignoring the federal safety guidelines, amounting to 64 vendors. The study further found that eight online-only organizations are violating state pro-life laws by shipping abortion pills into those states. Moreover, 10 out of 28 websites that received warning letters from the FDA over their abuse of federal law in 2019 are still active, according to the research. In addition, 18 websites require no ID to be presented before ordering the pills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new study comes as the health dangers of the abortion drug mifepristone come under increasing scrutiny in the wake of the Trump administration\u2019s ongoing failure to reinstate safety regulations that the Biden administration rescinded in 2021 and 2023, which removed the in-person dispensing requirement and allowed retail pharmacies to dispense the drug. Pro-life and women\u2019s health advocates have decried the moves, pointing out that an in-person appointment with a health care professional is the only way to ensure that the woman seeking the abortion drug is not being coerced, does not have an ectopic pregnancy, and is not past the gestational limit of 10 weeks, all of which pose grave health risks to the mother if she ingests the abortion pill, including death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But even when the abortion drug is taken under manufacturer-recommended conditions,\u00a0studies show<\/a>\u00a0that over one in 10 women \u201cexperience sepsis, infection, hemorrhaging, or another serious or life-threatening adverse event.\u201d Despite these dangers, and despite the fact that online abortion pill shipments are violating the laws of pro-life states as well as federal laws like the Comstock Act, the Trump administration has so far not acted to address the growing crisis. A recent\u00a0shakeup of leadership<\/a>\u00a0at the FDA could signal that changes around the abortion drug may be forthcoming, however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mia Steupert, a research associate at CLI who authored the report,\u00a0called<\/a>\u00a0the state of affairs surrounding the abortion pill the \u201cWild West,\u201d emphasizing that the study should serve as a \u201cwake-up call to policymakers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe abortion industry loves to claim \u2018abortion is healthcare,\u2019 but their actions and advocacy have shown they don\u2019t want abortion to be treated with the same level of regulatory scrutiny as legitimate medical procedures,\u201d she remarked in a statement. \u201cNo one should be able to obtain abortion drugs as easily as purchasing something off Amazon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins concurred. \u201cIt is time for the safety of women and babies, not to mention the rule of law, to take precedence over ideology,\u201d he\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0on X Wednesday in response to the CLI report. \u201cWhat will it take for the Trump administration to take action? Are they waiting for 100% of online abortion pill companies to violate the FDA limits? Are 17 international companies sending unapproved or mislabeled drugs to U.S. customers not enough? Stop the harm. Enforce the Comstock Act and strengthen the safety regulations on mifepristone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Szoch, who serves as director of FRC\u2019s Center for Human Dignity, underscored that the abortion drug suppliers\u2019 lack of regard for following safety guidelines fits squarely within the abortion industry\u2019s ideology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe abortion industry does not care about women. It never has,\u201d she told The Washington Stand. \u201cCLI\u2019s study showing that 81% of online abortion drug sellers do not comply with FDA standards intended to mitigate the risk to women or that 18 foreign-based companies do not require identification before ordering these drugs shouldn\u2019t shock anyone. Online abortionists operate a business that sells drugs to kill people. They are, as the late Pope Francis often said, hitmen contracted to kill an innocent unborn child. We shouldn\u2019t be surprised that they are not concerned about causing harm to others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat should surprise us, though, is that Americans have stood idly by and allowed this to happen,\u201d Szoch added. \u201cOur country is one that was founded upon the belief that all men are created equal. The Trump administration has done excellent work promoting respect for the dignity of life in so many different areas \u2014 including defending the unborn and enforcing the rule of law. I pray that the Trump administration will take another step in defending the dignity of human life and enforcing the rule of law by enforcing the longstanding Comstock Act that prevents mailing drugs intended to cause an abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Hart is senior editor at The Washington Stand.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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