The pro-life centers are urging a California appellate court to stop the censorship against the “abortion pill reversal,” which counters the effect of the deadly abortion pill.
By Catholics for Catholics
Pro-life pregnancy centers are asking a California appellate court to cancel the alleged censorship against them, when they refer to a medication that stops the effects of an abortion drug.
At issue is the Abortion Pill Reversal (APR), a medication that is recommended or dispensed by pro-life pregnancy centers to prevent the completion of an abortion. APR is supposed to counter the effects of mifepristone, more commonly known as the abortion pill, which is aimed to have women achieve the chemical killing of the unborn baby.
According to The Register, Mifepristone works by blocking the hormone progesterone, which cuts off the unborn child’s supply of oxygen and nutrients, according to the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute. By contrast, APR functions as a progesterone supplement that is meant to compete with mifepristone by restoring the hormone in hopes that the woman can carry her pregnancy through to birth, according to the Charlotte Lozier Institute.
California has not tried to ban the use of APR or stop medical professionals from supplying it to women. But Attorney General Rob Bonta in 2023 sued five pro-life pregnancy centers for promoting the medicine, accusing them of making false and misleading claims.
Various pro-life pregnancy centers that were sued by California countered with lawsuits accusing Bonta of infringing on their First Amendment rights. Two cases were heard by a three-judge panel for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 9.
“Abortion pill reversal is a lawful and life-saving treatment,” said Caleb Dalton to the judges. Dalton is the Defending Senior Counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom—he is representing the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA).
“It occurs only after a conversation and informed consent from a licensed medical professional,” he said, and accused the attorney general of “trying to censor information about that so the conversation never happens.”
The Register reported that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) does not recommend the use of APR, citing insufficient evidence. Alternatively, the American Association of Pro-life OBGYNs (AAPLOG) states the literature “clearly shows that the blockade is reversible with natural progesterone.”
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