AAPLOG Action urges Congress to pass Hawley's bill withdrawing mifepristone's approval for abortion
AAPLOG ActionAdvocacy arm of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in a statement of support released through Senator Hawley's office
AAPLOG Action, the advocacy arm of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said in a statement of support released through Senator Hawley's office that it supports the bill and urges Congress to pass it. The statement calls removing mifepristone's approval for induced abortion a great step toward the evidence-based healthcare it says it is committed to providing.
“AAPLOG Action, the advocacy arm of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), supports the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, and thanks Senator Hawley for introducing this important legislation. The Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act would withdraw approval of mifepristone for use in induced abortion. When the FDA illegally fast-tracked its original approval they recognized that this drug had significant risks – even then. In recent years, important safeguards – including in-person dispensing of mifepristone and follow-up care – have been removed, making mifepristone available through the mail and without medical oversight. This has significantly increased the risks not only our preborn patient, but also our maternal patient. Women deserve better. We are committed to providing excellent, evidence-based healthcare to both our patients, and removing mifepristone’s approval for induced abortion is a great step towards that goal. AAPLOG Action urges Congress to pass 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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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'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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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 the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs Action among the organizations supporting the bill and pointed readers to their statements.
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The same two-page document carries statements from seven other groups, among them Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Students for Life of America and Alliance Defending Freedom.
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Why this label?
The reference point is Hawley's proposal that Congress ban mifepristone by withdrawing its federal approval. AAPLOG Action said it supports the bill, thanked Hawley, and urged Congress to pass it. That is direct support for the ban, so we labeled it Defended or excused.
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