CV NEWS FEED // Americans United for Life (AUL), a leading pro-life advocacy group, has published a report on the importance of federal rules regulating mail-order abortions. The Biden Administration wants to eliminate those rules.
AUL states that the Aug. 26 report “provides an overview and statutory history of federal mail-order abortion rules,” addressing misconceptions about the rules.
Litigation Counsel Carolyn McDonnell, the report’s author, explains that 18 U.S.C. §§ 1461–1462, part of the federal Comstock Act, restricts the US Postal Service from mailing abortifacients. Express companies, common carriers, or interactive computer services are also restricted from mailing abortifacients.
Moreover, McDonnell’s report “demonstrates that nonuse has not repealed these laws, that repealing these laws would have negative public policy implications, and that the laws do not prohibit the mailing of surgical instruments and drugs for purposes other than abortion,” AUL states.
Steven Aden, the AUL’s Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, stated,
Over 60% of abortions in America today are done by chemical abortion pills. Federal law prohibits mail-order chemical abortions. With her typical precision and thoroughness, AUL’s Carolyn McDonnell has demonstrated that these life-saving laws are soundly based in patient health and safety and remain in effect and fully enforceable.
AUL’s mission is to “advance the human right to life in culture, law, and policy” by equipping “advocates and lawmakers with the facts and strategies that change hearts and minds and protect human life.”
