On July 23, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood Federation of America for systematically misleading women about the dangers of chemical abortions, in violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. The suit claims that Planned Parenthood does this to cut costs and maximize revenue, disregarding women’s health and safety.
In a press release, Attorney General Bailey stated the following: “The national Planned Parenthood organization is actively endangering the lives of women and girls across the country by spreading lies and disinformation about the powerful chemical abortion drug. The facts are clear: more than 4.5% of women who take this dangerous drug end up in the emergency room, yet Planned Parenthood compares it to Tylenol. This is a blatant violation of Missouri law, and I will not allow a death factory to lie to Missouri women.”
An April study conducted by the Ethics and Public Policy Center, analyzing over 865,000 mifepristone abortions that occurred between 2017 and 2023, suggested that nearly 11% of women suffered serious or life-threatening complications within 45 days of taking the pill. That rate is more than 20 times the risk rate listed on the FDA-approved label.
The attorney general’s petition seeks $1.8 million in civil penalties and up to $1,000 for each woman who received the drug in Missouri over the past five years. It also asks for Planned Parenthood to reimburse the state for taxpayer-funded medical care tied to abortion pill complications and to bar the organization from making false claims. To read the full story from Catholic Vote, click here.