I call Mifepristone the chemical coathanger. It harkens back to the early days of Roe and the pro abortion lobby. They claimed we needed to legalize abortion to prevent dangerous back-alley abortions or troubled young women attempting to abort babies on their own. The coat hanger became the symbol of self-harm.
These days, it is far too easy to access Mifepristone, the chemical coat hanger, which is practically handed out like candy to anyone who asks, is readily available online, and comes with no oversight. Young ladies who have been lured by the siren song of a safe “day after” abortion pill have caused themselves serious harm. Some have died.
The noise from the left on abortion hasn’t been reaching as many ears, while the risks from Mifepristone have. Clinics are failing without democrat laundered taxdollars, and large retail chains are dropping Mifepristone from their offerings.
A faith-based investment group, holding $172 million in shares across Costco, Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, and McKesson Corp., sent letters to these companies warning of reputational and legal risks associated with selling the drug. The pressure appears to have resonated, with Costco’s choice emboldening pro-life advocates to continue their push against other retailers.
According to the reporting, Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons have all dropped the drug, which the 4th circuit recently ruled States can ban.
“As Dobbs makes clear, that judgment belongs with the people and their elected representatives,” Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson wrote in the decision. “At a time when the rule of law is under blunt assault, disregarding the Supreme Court is not an option.”
Long-term health risks are also a concern as evidenced that Mifepristone may make conception difficult or impossible in the future. [Related: Study: Chemical Abortion Drugs May Make It Harder for Women to Conceive (again) After Use]
Regulators and the FDA are reconsidering approval, and some actual research may happen to test the risks to women who have not been adequately informed of side effects and long-term threats to their reproductive freedom (which includes choosing to have babies).
You can still find it on Amazon, which offers its version, and it seems unlikely they’ll be dropping it anytime soon, but large retailers with pharmacy operations refusing to dispense it is a good start.
The abortion industry was never there for women after they’d collected payment. Leaving them to do this alone in a room without any support, guidance, or medical support is precisely the sort of fear they wielded to keep abortions few, safe, and legal, which only meant legal. Few and safe were never a concern.
They’ve taken the same approach to Mifepristone and women are being harmed again.
