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Updated · Fox News · Jul 20
Hawley Urges DOJ Probe of Plan C Over Abortion Pills Sent to 3 Banned States
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 20

Hawley Urges DOJ Probe of Plan C Over Abortion Pills Sent to 3 Banned States

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 20

Summary

  • A Thursday letter from Sen. Josh Hawley asks Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to open a criminal investigation into Plan C, which he says helps route abortion pills into states where they are restricted.
  • Plan C allegedly directs women in Florida, Oklahoma and Texas to foreign clinics and online vendors that mail the drugs without prescriptions, identification or medical consultations.
  • Hawley also says the group advises users to hide their digital footprint and links to providers prescribing abortion pills through 14 weeks of pregnancy, beyond FDA labeling for mifepristone.
  • The referral argues those activities could violate federal drug-importation and prescription laws, as well as conspiracy and aiding-and-abetting statutes, and seeks scrutiny of Plan C's suppliers and foreign partners.

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