Florida is accusing Planned Parenthood of lying about its services.
By Catholics for Catholics
In Florida, Planned Parenthood has taken another one in the chin.
A Florida judge shut down Planned Parenthood’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the abortion giant of false advertising over claims that the abortion pill is more secure than Tylenol and Viagra.
J. Scott Duncan, a judge from Florida’s First Circuit Court, ruled Monday against Planned Parenthood’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which Attorney General James Uthmeier filed in November 2025. The suit blames Planned Parenthood of violating Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by deceiving consumers about the safety of the abortion drug mifepristone.
Uthmeier is seeking up to $350 million in penalties.
“The Defendants did not simply claim the abortion-inducing medications were safe; rather, according to the Complaint, they claimed they were safer than other medications,” Judge Duncan wrote.
“In making a comparison, the Defendants went beyond vague promotional language,” the judge added. “Now whether these statements are actionable or non-actionable may depend on the context in which they were made.”
“We thank our team of litigators who argued against Planned Parenthood’s meritless attempt to dismiss our case against them,” Jeremy Redfern, Uthmeier’s deputy chief of staff, told The Daily Wire. “This decision brings us one step closer to holding Planned Parenthood accountable for profiting from abortions by lying to women about abortion pills being safer than Tylenol.”
The lawsuit concentrates on a statement on Planned Parenthood’s website claiming abortion pills are “safer than many other medicines like penicillin, Tylenol, and Viagra.”
Planned Parenthood countered by contending that the statements were legally protected promotional language and could not be treated as false advertising.
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