Florida cites mafia law, hits Planned Parenthood with suit over claim abortion pill 'safer than Tylenol'
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier told Fox News Digital on Friday it is "blatantly false" to claim that a popular abortion-inducing drug now under federal review is "safer than Tylenol,"...
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier told Fox News Digital on Friday it is "blatantly false" to claim that a popular abortion-inducing drug now under federal review is "safer than Tylenol," launching a multimillion-dollar lawsuit and citing RICO statutes. Mifepristone, a pharmaceutical that blocks pregnancy hormone progesterone, is often utilized as part of a two-drug process that critics call a " chemical abortion ." About 24 hours after mifepristone is taken, the pregnant woman will take misoprostol – which induces uterine contractions and allows for the likely deceased fetus to be pushed out. Current FDA approval allows for mifepristone to be prescribed within 10 weeks of conception, though now the State of Florida and FDA chief Dr. Marty Makary are separately scrutinizing the safety of the drug. REPUBLICAN SENATORS BLAST FDA FOR EXPANDING ABORTION PILL ACCESS Uthmeier said there is mounting evidence of adverse health consequences to women who take mifepristone – and that studies have shown an average of more than one death per year this century have been ascribed to complications from it. The $350 million figure is calculated to allow for statutory damages of $10,000 per affected Floridian in 35,000 cases, as the attorney general balked in court filings at the idea a common pain reliever – recently under federal scrutiny itself -- could be compared to such "chemical abortions." "Planned Parenthood sells profitable abortions to vulnerable women by lying to them about abortion pills being safer than Tylenol," Uthmeier wrote in the filing. HAWLEY BLASTS FDA APPROVAL OF NEW ABORTION DRUG, CITES SAFETY AND TRUST CONCERNS "The ‘safer than Tylenol’ marketing campaign has been ongoing for years and targeted to women in Florida. Just a few weeks ago, Defendant Planned Parenthood Florida Action proclaimed on X.com that ‘Mifepristone is safe. Safer than Tylenol.’ -- That claim is manifestly false." Tylenol, a commercial name for acetaminophen pills marketed by Summit,…