Kristen Waggoner of Alliance Defending Freedom thanks Hawley for a bill to remove mifepristone from the market

Kristen WaggonerPresident of Alliance Defending Freedom, in a statement of support released through Senator Hawley's office

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Kristen Waggoner, president of Alliance Defending Freedom, said in a statement of support released through Senator Hawley's office that she was grateful to him for introducing legislation removing what she called a high-risk drug from the market. She called the current regulatory regime unlawful and said it jeopardizes women's health and safety.

“For too long, the FDA's reckless disregard for women's health has sent tens of thousands to the emergency room after taking chemical abortion drugs. The agency now allows these drugs to be distributed online without even one in-person doctor visit, creating a dangerous tool for abusers and human traffickers to coerce and harm women – including our client Rosalie Markezich. Women deserve better than an unlawful regulatory regime that jeopardizes their health and safety and ends the lives of their children. We are grateful to Senator Hawley for introducing legislation that puts women and their children first by removing this high-risk drug from the market”

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Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Statements of Support for the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act · Josh HawleyPage 1, statement attributed to Marjorie Dannenfelser, President of SBA Pro-Life America.

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Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Hawley Introduces Bill to Ban Chemical Abortion Drug, Hosts Press Conference Featuring Pro-Life Testimonies & Leaders · Josh HawleyOfficial Senate office press release announcing the introduction of the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act.

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Where this statement fits

Should Congress ban the abortion pill, mifepristone, as Josh Hawley has proposed?

On March 11, 2026, Senator Josh Hawley introduced the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, which would withdraw the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone for pregnancy termination, make distributing and labeling the drug for that purpose violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and let women who say chemical abortion harmed them sue its manufacturers. Mifepristone has been approved in the United States since 2000 and is used in a large majority of American abortions. Hawley argues a national ban is the only remedy because the drug can be mailed into states whose own laws restrict abortion. The bill drew seven Republican cosponsors but has not moved out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. On September 16, 2026, Hawley unveiled a four-page "Declaration for Life" and began asking officeholders and candidates to sign it as a commitment to ban the drug. The dispute is over whether Congress should enact that ban.

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Statements of Support for the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act (opens in a new tab) · Josh HawleyPage 1, statement attributed to Marjorie Dannenfelser, President of SBA Pro-Life America.

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Two-page compilation of statements of support for the bill from eight anti-abortion organizations, released by Senator Hawley's office and linked from his March 11, 2026 announcement of the bill.

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Hawley Introduces Bill to Ban Chemical Abortion Drug, Hosts Press Conference Featuring Pro-Life Testimonies & Leaders (opens in a new tab) · Josh HawleyOfficial Senate office press release announcing the introduction of the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act.

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Hawley's own announcement of the bill, issued alongside a Capitol Hill press conference with anti-abortion movement leaders. It states the bill's three operative provisions and carries the quotation on which his safety claim rests.

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Before the quotation

On March 11, 2026, Senator Josh Hawley introduced the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, which would withdraw the FDA's approval of mifepristone for abortion. His release listed Alliance Defending Freedom among the organizations supporting the bill and pointed readers to their statements.

After the quotation

The same two-page document carries statements from seven other groups, among them Concerned Women for America, Students for Life of America and the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

How this statement is classified

Defended or excused

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Why this label?

The reference point is Hawley's proposal that Congress ban mifepristone by withdrawing its federal approval. Waggoner thanked Hawley for legislation removing what she called a high-risk drug from the market and called the current regulatory regime unlawful. That is direct support for the ban, so we labeled it Defended or excused.

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The Dispute Index. "Kristen Waggoner of Alliance Defending Freedom thanks Hawley for a bill to remove mifepristone from the market". First published: 2026-09-30. Last updated: 2026-09-30. https://disputeindex.com/events/3484-kristen-waggoner-president-of-alliance-defending-freedom-said