Florida Sues Planned Parenthood for Falsely Claiming Abortion is ‘Safer Than Tylenol’
Recently, Florida’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood for falsely advertising chemical abortion as “safer than Tylenol.” The lawsuit alleges Planned Parenthood promoted this claim to sell abortion-inducing drugs, like Mifepristone, while downplaying the potential risks for women.
Planned Parenthood claims, “Mifepristone is safe. Safer than Tylenol.” Florida’s complaint alleges this statement is “manifestly false.”
The Florida AG is simply wrong.
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"Mifepristone is the most common form of medication abortion, which accounted for two-thirds of abortions in the U.S. in 2023, and was approved by the FDA over two decades ago."
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The state contends this deceptive advertising violates state consumer protection and racketeering laws:
“Planned Parenthood’s campaign to induce women to purchase abortion drugs by misrepresenting the risks of chemical abortion violates the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) and constitutes a pattern of racketeering activity under the Florida Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (the Florida RICO Act).”
The lawsuit cites a recent study released by the Ethics and Public Policy Center, “The Abortion Pill Harms Women: Insurance Data Reveals One in Ten Patients Experiences a Serious Adverse Event,” which “found that 11% of women experience a serious adverse event like sepsis or hemorrhaging within 45 days of a chemical abortion.”
As reported by the Daily Citizen, the research revealed the complication rate for the chemical abortion regimen “is 22 times higher than the FDA’s current label, which suggests the rate of adverse effects is only 0.5%.”
Earlier this year, Secretary Kennedy instructed the FDA to do a “complete review” of the chemical abortion pill. Kennedy said HHS would make recommendations based on the data, but decisions on regulation would come from the White House. HHS is still conducting their investigation.
Florida’s Attorney General alleges tens of thousands of Florida women have been misled about chemical abortions by Planned Parenthood’s deceptive marketing, in violation of the state’s law prohibiting “unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce.”
Florida also contends Planned Parenthood violates state RICO law by acting in a pattern of racketeering activity. The complaint alleges Planned Parenthood committed this violation by disseminating “multiple ‘Safer than Tylenol’ advertisements with the same or similar intent (to induce women to purchase chemical abortions), results (the purchase of chemical abortions), accomplices (codefendants), victims (women purchasing chemical abortions) and methods of commission (through representations on the PPFA website and representations or omissions made by Planned Parenthood affiliates).”
The advertisements are also interrelated (not isolated incidents), frequent and ongoing, per the complaint.
The complaint asks the court to order all defendants to stop saying abortion is safer than Tylenol, to pay statutory penalties of $350 million and a $1 million civil penalty per defendant (Planned Parenthood of America, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Planned Parenthood of Florida and Planned Parenthood Florida Action) for violating state law, and any other penalty the court sees fit.
Planned Parenthood denies the allegations. They contend the lawsuit is politically motivated and not based in facts. They have not filed a written legal response to the complaint as of November 21.
The question before the court will be whether Planned Parenthood’s phrasing crosses a legal line into consumer deception. The court’s answer has the potential to reshape how abortion providers communicate risks, how states regulate healthcare advertising, and how consumer protection laws can be used to protect women from the dangers of abortion.
The Daily Citizen will continue to follow this developing story.
Some women, after taking the first abortion pill (mifepristone), come to regret their decision.
Thankfully, there is a way to reverse the pill’s effects if prompt action is taken.
To learn more about the abortion pill reversal protocol, visit abortionpillreversal.com or call 1-877-558-0333 to be connected with a medical professional who can guide callers through the process of reversing the pill’s effects.
Additionally, if you’re struggling and need a listening ear, Focus on the Family offers a free, one-time counseling consultation with a licensed or pastoral counselor. To request a counseling consultation, call 1-855-771-HELP (4357) or fill out our Counseling Consultation Request Form.
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