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Louisiana Right to Life Applauds Lawsuit Against FDA’s Reckless Mail-Order Abortion Drug Policy
Baton Rouge - Louisiana Right to Life commends Attorney General Liz Murrill for pursuing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its dangerous policy allowing abortion pills to be sent through the mail without proper medical oversight.
The lawsuit filed last week, Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, challenges the Biden administration’s reckless decision to loosen safeguards around chemical abortion drugs, a move that endangers women’s health, enables coercion, and undermines state laws protecting mothers and their unborn children.
Erica Inzina, J.D., Policy Director for Louisiana Right to Life, issued the following statement:
“We applaud Attorney General Liz Murrill for standing up for both Louisiana’s women and children as well as Louisiana’s pro-life laws. The FDA has abandoned its duty to protect public health by allowing abortion pills to be distributed through the mail without proper medical supervision. This dangerous policy not only violates federal law, but puts countless women at risk of injury, coercion, and even death.
Women like Rosalie Markezich are failed every day by the FDA’s carless negligence of very dangerous drugs with no medical oversight. As in Rosalie’s case, women are often pressured or coerced into taking these drugs, further showing the need for their restriction.
Louisiana has repeatedly made it clear that we will not tolerate the poisoning of women with abortion drugs or the casual behavior of abortion drug dealers. Louisiana’s legislature took bold action in 2024 by passing the Catherine and Josephine Herring Act and again in 2025 by passing the Justice for Victims of Abortion Drug Dealers Act. It is past time for the FDA to do their job. It is shameful that a lawsuit is necessary, but we are proud that our state is taking decisive action to hold the FDA accountable.”
Rosalie Markezich, a Louisiana woman who courageously joined the lawsuit as a plaintiff, shared her painful experience of being coerced into taking abortion drugs by her partner in a video with Alliance Defending Freedom.
The following quotes are from Rosalie, available in this video on YouTube:
“I told him I don’t want to get rid of my baby,” Rosalie said. “He ordered pills to my house.”
Rosalie explained that despite her firm decision to keep her baby, the pressure escalated.
“I kept standing my ground. I want to keep it. But he snapped, raised his voice. I was scared and I felt pressure to take the pills. So I did, and my plan was to immediately go and throw them up. I started freaking out, having a panic attack. Arms and legs all locked up.”
What followed was a horrifying ordeal.
“The blood started coming, and at that moment I knew the chances were not in my favor. I just laid there, bleeding, crying.”
Inzina added:
“Rosalie’s story is heartbreaking, but it is unfortunately not unique. The abortion industry, aided by the federal government, is putting convenience and profit ahead of women’s safety. Louisiana Right to Life stands firmly with Attorney General Murrill in calling for the restoration of commonsense safeguards and for an end to the mail-order abortion scheme that endangers lives every day.”
The lawsuit, joined by Markezich, calls on the FDA to withdraw its mail-order abortion policy and restore the in-person medical requirements that were previously in place. The policy currently allows abortion drugs to be sent without an in-person examination, leaving women vulnerable to coercion, medical complications, and lack of follow-up care.
“This case is not just about abortion drugs; it’s about states being able to protect their citizens and not being thwarted by politically-motivated agencies,” Inzina emphasized. “The FDA’s failure to act responsibly has created a public health crisis. Louisiana is taking a stand. We urge other states and leaders to follow suit.”
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Louisiana Right to Life, established in 1970, works through education, public policy, activism, and service to preserve the right to life in Louisiana.
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