The US Food and Drug Administration must restore critical safeguards for chemical abortion drugs and disallow their shipment by post [1], according to a US Court of Appeals, a practice that also takes place in Ireland.
Four medical associations and four doctors experienced in caring for pregnant and post-abortive women had taken up the case.
“The 5th Circuit rightly required the FDA to do its job and restore crucial safeguards for women and girls, including ending illegal mail-order abortions,” said ADF Senior Counsel Erin Hawley, who argued the case before the court.
“The FDA will finally be made to account for the damage it has caused to the health of countless women and girls and the rule of law by unlawfully removing every meaningful safeguard from the chemical abortion drug regimen. The FDA’s unprecedented and unlawful actions did not reflect scientific judgment but rather revealed politically driven decisions to push a dangerous drug regimen without regard to women’s health or the rule of law. This is a significant victory for the doctors and medical associations we represent and, more importantly, the health and safety of women,” she said.