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The Court Cases Targeting Mifepristone/Medication Abortion
Medication abortion accounts for 63% of U.S. abortion care. These lawsuits could restrict access nationwide.
⚡TL; DR (too long, didn’t read)
Anti-abortion extremists are attacking access to medication abortion any way they can—including by pushing baseless court cases to ban or severely restrict mifepristone, a medication used in the majority of abortion care in the U.S.
Mifepristone has been used safely for more than 20 years and is backed by overwhelming scientific evidence. The nonstop attacks on mifepristone are not about protecting patients—they are about creating confusion, chaos, and real consequences for people who need or want care.
Help combat disinformation: Share our social media toolkit with your family and friends and spread the truth that mifepristone is safe and effective.
🔎A Closer Look: The Supreme Court Left Mifepristone Vulnerable to Attack
The Supreme Court left attacks on mifepristone open in its ruling on Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, a baseless case cooked up by anti-abortion extremist group AHM, a right-wing org that was whipped together specifically to ban medication abortion.
In its ruling in June 2024, the Supreme Court did not affirm the science or safety of mifepristone. Instead, SCOTUS dismissed the case saying that AHM could not show that anyone in that organization was personally harmed (a legal technicality called standing), essentially giving extremists the blueprint to try again.
This ruling left the door open for new lawsuits against mifepristone—which is exactly what Republican attorneys general and anti-abortion groups are now pursuing in lower courts in Missouri, Florida, and Louisiana.
These renewed cases aim to:
- Ban mifepristone nationwide by revoking its FDA approval
- Ban telehealth access to mifepristone
- Reinstate outdated and medically unnecessary restrictions on mifepristone
🤿 Dive Into the Details: Federal Lawsuits Brought by Anti-Abortion Groups
Louisiana v. FDA
Louisiana v. FDA is one of three federal cases brought by anti-abortion state officials seeking to block telehealth access to mifepristone.
Latest Updates on this Case
Press Release National
Reproductive Freedom for All Responds to Supreme Court Extending Temporary Stay in Louisiana v. FDA
Press Release National
Reproductive Freedom for All on the Supreme Court’s Decision to Temporarily Block Fifth Circuit Ruling Restricting Access to Mifepristone
Press Release National
Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Fifth Circuit Decision Gutting Telehealth Access to Mifepristone Nationwide
Florida v. FDA
Florida v. FDA seeks to further block mifepristone entirely by undoing its decades-old FDA approval.
Missouri v. FDA
Missouri v. FDA stems from the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA case heard by the Supreme Court that also seeks to block telehealth access and reinstate medically unnecessary restrictions on mifepristone.
🕸️ Meanwhile, Mifepristone is Under Coordinated Attack by Anti-Abortion Extremists
Beyond these court cases, and despite two decades of scientific evidence for mifepristone’s safety and effectiveness, Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion groups have coordinated an all-out attack against mifepristone:
Junk science and disinformation
Anti-abortion extremist groups published a junk science “study” filled with anti-abortion lies that’s being weaponized by Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration to attack mifepristone. These groups have also been pushing absurd environmental claims about mifepristone.
FDA’s unnecessary, non-scientific “review” of mifepristone
Trump-appointed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary confirmed their sweeping “review” of mifepristone in a letter sent to Republican anti-abortion state attorneys general.
Republicans in Congress
Republican Senator Josh Hawley (MO) introduced a bill in Congress to ban the mailing of mifepristone. Meanwhile all but two Republican Senators openly pressured the HHS and FDA to question mifepristone’s safety.
Misusing 1800s era Comstock Act
In coordination with VP JD Vance, Congressional Republicans and extremists bringing baseless lawsuits are attempting to misuse a 150-year old law called the Comstock Act to block access to both abortion pills and medical equipment used for abortion care.
State-level attacks
Texas enacted one of the strictest medication abortion bans in the country, a bounty-hunter style law that allows anyone to sue providers, manufacturers, or distributors of medication abortion for $100,000.
Anti-abortion extremist groups disinformation and pressure campaigns
Anti-abortion groups publicly announced their intent to attack mifepristone which is playing out currently. Not only do these groups have deep ties to Congress, court cases, the FDA pressure campaign, they’re also aggressively pressuring businesses like Costco to block mifepristone from being dispensed in its pharmacies.
⚠️ The Stakes: What it Means to Restrict Mifepristone
Abortion bans cause devastating harm. Banning or rolling back access to the most commonly used method of abortion can lead to a de facto nationwide ban—even in places where abortion is legally protected.
- 63% of all abortions were managed with medication abortion in 2023
- 1 in 4 abortions are provided via telemedicine using mifepristone in the U.S.
🛩️The Big Picture: Their Goal is a Backdoor Abortion Ban
Anti-abortion extremists will not be satisfied until abortion is banned nationwide, providers and patients are punished, birth control is restricted, and fetuses and embryos are granted full legal rights as people.
This effort has nothing to do with safety, or science. These lawsuits are part of a broader, coordinated effort to ban abortion nationwide, as outlined in Project 2025. By weaponizing the courts, anti-abortion extremists are attempting to override medical science, democratic will, and decades of safe use.
📢 Take Action: Spread the Word
Americans overwhelmingly support abortion access. Instead of listening to voters or medical experts, extremists are relying on a court system packed with judges who are putting ideology over justice and fairness to override science, medicine, and the will of the people.
That’s why it is important for us to stay informed, and take action now.
3 Ways to Take Action Right Now
Protect Medication Abortion Access
Anti-abortion extremists are attacking medication abortion to essentially ban abortion for millions of people. Add your name in support of access to medication abortion.
Spread the Word: Mifepristone is Safe and Effective
Share our social media toolkit with your family and friends and spread the truth that mifepristone is safe and effective.
Tell Your Story
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Further Reading
Explainers Reproductive Rights
7 Ways Anti-Abortion Extremists Are Coming for Mifepristone—and Abortion Access Nationwide
Explainers Reproductive Rights
Is this Dobbs 2.0? Mississippi Criminalizes Medication Abortion: 3 Urgent Facts You Need to Know
Explainers Reproductive Rights