California AG Sues Anti-Abortion Clinics Promoting Abortion ‘Reversal’
California Attorney General Rob Bonta's targets are two operators of "crisis pregnancy centers." The case alleges they are making fraudulent claims by advertising an unproven, potentially risky protocol to reverse medication abortions. Other abortion news is from Ohio, North Carolina, and elsewhere.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Bonta Sues Anti-Abortion Clinics That Push Unproven Reversal Protocol
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that his office has filed a lawsuit against two operators of so-called crisis pregnancy centers — including one with five locations in the Bay Area — alleging they are making fraudulent claims in advertising an unproven and potentially risky protocol to reverse medication abortion. ... The complaint alleges the organizations are illegally advertising “abortion pill reversal” — a protocol in which high levels of progesterone are taken within 72 hours after taking the abortion medication drug mifepristone. (Ho, 9/21)
The Hill:
California Files Lawsuit Against Organizations Promoting Unproven Abortion Pill Reversal Treatment
“Those who are struggling with the complex decision to get an abortion deserve support and trustworthy guidance — not lies and misinformation,” California Attorney General Robert Bonta (D) said in a statement. “And let me be clear: the evidence shows that the vast majority of people do not regret their decision to have an abortion — more than 95% of patients who undergo an abortion later say they made the right decision. (Suter, 9/21)
On other developments relating to abortion —
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer:
What To Know About Issue 1, The Abortion Amendment, As Voting Begins
Absentee voting by uniformed military service members and oversees U.S. citizens begins on Friday, ahead of the Nov. 7 election, with Issue 1, a proposed abortion rights constitutional amendment, on the ballot. There are two statewide, citizen-initiated proposals, Issues 1 and 2, that will be on the ballot. Issue 1 would generally enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution and Issue 2 would legalize recreational marijuana. (Hancock, 9/22)
Raleigh News & Observer:
New Abortion Law Drives Out NC’s Scarce Supply Of Doctors
Dr. Nicole Teal was working a night shift in September 2022, when a patient came into UNC Medical Center’s labor and delivery unit with a particularly dangerous set of symptoms. Her blood pressure had suddenly spiked. Her platelets were decreasing. Liver enzymes in her blood were rising. She had the hallmarks of severe preeclampsia, one of the leading causes of death for pregnant women. “I don’t want to threaten my life,” Teal recalled the patient telling her. “I’d like an abortion.” (Rosenbluth, 9/21)
The Guardian:
‘Feels Horrible To Say No’: Abortion Funds Run Out Of Money As US Demand Surges
Laurie Bertram Roberts never expected Americans to keep forking over money to pay for other people’s abortions. But the abortion fund director didn’t think it would get this dire. When the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade last year, people donated tens of thousands of dollars to Roberts’ organization, the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund, which is dedicated to helping people afford abortions and the many costs that come with it. But, in August, Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund had to stop funding abortions. It’s now closed until January 2024. (Sherman, 9/22)
