Battle to Safeguard the Right to Abortion Pill Reversal

Share this article on Facebook, Twitter, or by using the print function. The sharing links are set via JavaScript, which utilizes the current page URL and article title to generate the sharing URLs for Facebook and Twitter.

The article discusses the Thomas More Society’s support for pro-life pregnancy centers across the nation, especially in the face of legal battles in New York and California. The center of these battles is Heartbeat International, a network of ministries providing help to women who regret taking the abortion pill and other pregnancy centers promoting this protocol. These entities are being targeted by aggressive legal strategies from the attorneys general of New York and California.

One major battle began in California in September 2023 when California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against Heartbeat International and RealOptions Obria Medical Clinics for promoting Abortion Pill Reversal (APR), accusing them of false advertising and unlawful business practices. The Thomas More Society jumped in to defend these organizations, highlighting that the First Amendment protects Heartbeat International’s right to advocate for APR and inform women about abortion alternatives.

In another battle in New York, Attorney General Letitia James threatened Heartbeat International and a dozen pregnancy help organizations with legal action, alleging that their promotion of APR constituted misleading statements under New York’s false advertising laws. In response, Thomas More Society attorneys a preemptive lawsuit seeking to protect these organizations’ constitutional rights to share information about APR.

These challenges at the state level are part of a larger war being waged by pro-abortion state politicians to suppress abortion alternatives and silence pregnancy centers. The outcomes of these legal battles will have implications beyond New York and California. The Thomas More Society, Heartbeat International, and pro-life pregnancy centers nationwide continue to resist these challenges, emphasizing that this fight is about preserving the right to choose life and offer hope during moments of critical decision making.

Editor’s note: The original article was published by the Thomas More Society and is reused here with permission.