PR: Supreme Court ruling allows the FDA to maintain lower safety standards for women seeking chemical abortions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 13, 2024
Contact: Laura Macklem
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SUPREME COURT RULING ALLOWS THE FDA TO MAINTAIN LOWER SAFETY STANDARDS FOR WOMEN SEEKING CHEMICAL ABORTIONS

NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit’s decision in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine case regarding abortion drug safety and reporting requirement standards. NC Values’ sister organization, Institute for Faith and Family, filed an Amicus Brief in the case.  

“Today’s Supreme Court’s decision allows the FDA to continue compromising the health and safety of women who think abortion drugs are their only option. This ruling allows dangerous DIY in-home abortions which statistically causes complications in one out of five women. Easily obtained chemical abortion drugs are also used by human traffickers and domestic abusers who force abortions on their victims.” 

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