WASHINGTON — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision today temporarily blocks the Biden-era FDA rule that allowed abortion pills containing mifepristone to be distributed through the mail without an in-person medical visit. Today’s decision restores a critical layer of oversight for women’s health and state authority and reinstates the prior requirement that mifepristone be dispensed in person while litigation continues.

“This decision is an important step toward restoring common-sense medical safeguards that were recklessly discarded by the Biden administration in the rush to expand abortion pill access,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Mail-order abortion drugs bypass basic protections such as physical exams, accurate pregnancy dating, screening for ectopic pregnancy, and the abortion-by-mail scheme complicates emergency care.”

Tobias continued, “Women deserve better than an abortion-by-mail system that prioritizes ideology over safety.”

The court’s ruling comes amid growing legal and medical scrutiny over the FDA’s loosening of mifepristone regulations under the Biden administration, particularly the removal of in-person dispensing requirements in 2023. Louisiana argued that the federal government failed to adequately justify these changes and ignored serious risks, including hemorrhage, sepsis, and complications that may require emergency intervention.

“For years, pro-life advocates have warned that mailing abortion drugs across state lines undermines both women’s health and duly enacted state protections for unborn children,” Tobias said. “Today’s decision recognizes that the FDA cannot simply sweep legitimate safety concerns aside in favor of politics.”

Medication abortions now account for a majority of U.S. abortions, making regulatory accountability more urgent than ever.

“The abortion industry has aggressively pushed convenience over caution,” Tobias added. “Women facing unexpected pregnancies deserve real medical care, real information, and real support—not dangerous shortcuts.”

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

WASHINGTON — National Right to Life today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision allowing First Choice Women’s Resource Centers to challenge a New Jersey state investigation in federal court.

“The Supreme Court rightly recognized that government power cannot be used to intimidate or silence organizations simply because they offer life-affirming alternatives to abortion,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Pregnancy resource centers exist to support women, provide practical assistance, and affirm the value of both mother and child. State officials should not weaponize investigations to chill protected speech or target donors because they disagree with a center’s mission.”

The case centered on a New Jersey subpoena seeking donor information and internal records from First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a faith-based pregnancy center. The Court’s ruling ensures that organizations raising legitimate constitutional concerns can seek protection in federal court when faced with potentially abusive government overreach.

Marie Tasy, executive director of New Jersey Right to Life, the New Jersey affiliate of National Right to Life, stated. “The New Jersey Attorney General created a so-called ‘Reproductive Rights Strike Force’ and used it to target a pregnancy center that had not received a single public complaint. That is government overreach, plain and simple. Today the Supreme Court said: enough. Pregnancy centers have the right to fight back in federal court, and their donors have the right to give without fear of government retaliation.”

Tasy continued, “New Jersey Right to Life will stand with them every step of the way. Pregnancy centers across this state serve thousands of women every year, and we will never stop defending their right to do so — or the right of the people who make that work possible.”

Across the country, pregnancy resource centers provide millions of dollars in free medical services, parenting support, material aid, and emotional care to women facing unexpected pregnancies. These centers should be free to continue their work without political harassment.

“This unanimous decision sends an unmistakable message: Americans do not surrender their First Amendment freedoms when they advocate for unborn children,” Tobias said. “Women deserve compassionate care and real choices. Today’s ruling protects the freedom of those who offer hope, help, and life-affirming support.”

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

WASHINGTON — National Right to Life and a broad coalition of national and state pro-life organizations today urged Senate Republican leadership to immediately launch the 2026 budget reconciliation process to prevent federal taxpayer dollars from funding the abortion industry after July 4, 2026.

“Congress made history in 2025 by passing the One Big Beautiful Bill with a provision that stopped taxpayer dollars from subsidizing abortion providers for one year,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Allowing that policy to expire would betray the American people who consistently oppose their money being used to prop up the abortion industry.”

In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Republican leadership, lawmakers are urged to include a provision in the upcoming reconciliation package to extend the prohibition on funding for the maximum ten years permitted under budget rules.

The letter highlights concerns about the activities of major abortion businesses, noting that many promote abortion as a core service and lobby for unlimited abortion. Planned Parenthood alone receives nearly $800 million annually in taxpayer funding, primarily through federal health programs.

“For decades, Congress has recognized that abortion should not be publicly funded,” Tobias said. “That bipartisan work is the foundation for the provision in the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill. We urge lawmakers to finish what they started.”

The coalition called on Senate Republican leaders to move without delay, warning that failure to act will allow hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to once again supplement abortion businesses nationwide.

“As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary, we affirm that life is an unalienable right. This truth is a cornerstone of our Republic and must guide our public policy,” Tobias added. “Congress must protect taxpayers and unborn children—or allow federal funding of Big Abortion to resume. We urge lawmakers to choose life.”

The coalition letter can be found here.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.