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Leaders Demand End to Mail-Order Abortions
Faith Facts
- Republican lawmakers and attorneys general are calling for the Trump administration to end Biden-era policies allowing mail-order abortion drugs.
- Concerns have been raised that these policies undermine state laws protecting the unborn.
- Health and safety of women and babies remain central to this urgent demand for policy change.
Republican leaders and pro-family advocates gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand the end of mail-order abortion policies that ignore state protections for life. They voiced deep concern over federal inaction delaying meaningful safety reviews.
Christian leaders and state officials urged the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services to restore respect for state laws by halting the shipment of abortion drugs across state lines. Their call came after congressional hearings highlighted ongoing risks and the undermining of Christian values in law.
“The time for bureaucratic delay is over. It’s time to respect the rights of states to protect the unborn,” Perkins declared.
Attorney General Liz Murrill emphasized the bipartisan effort in Louisiana to defend the sanctity of life, pointing out that recent federal rule changes only make it easier to break state laws.
“[The Biden administration] reduced [FDA] protocols to take away an in-person physician requirement, dispensing requirement, and then they did that specifically with the avowed purpose of facilitating and encouraging people to send those pills by mail, even to states where it is illegal,” Murrill said.
Sen. Lindsey Graham called for a return to former federal standards that required in-person consultation to obtain abortion drugs, stating, “You can’t have it both ways. You can’t say it should be a state issue and sit on the sidelines while the federal government through an agency is sending the pill that undercuts everything people at the state have worked for.”
Pro-life advocates raised alarms about the risks of abortion drugs to women, noting research showing higher rates of adverse events compared to surgical procedures or live births. Reports also detailed dangerous side effects and instances where women were pressured to consume these drugs against their will.
People of faith are called to uphold the dignity of every human life, protect families, and defend the rights of states to safeguard the most vulnerable. It is time to act boldly and restore common-sense policies that reflect our biblical values and protect both women and the unborn.