Tommy Tuberville
Role at the time: United States Senator for Alabama, in an official press release announcing that he joined Hawley's bill
Statement summary
Senator Tommy Tuberville said one in ten women who take mifepristone suffer serious health problems and that the drug needs to be banned. He also said he was proud to join Hawley's bill, which would let harmed women sue the drug's manufacturers.
“One in ten women who take this drug suffer serious health problems and it needs to be banned. These companies need to be put out of business and forced to pay the price for the damage they’ve caused. I’m proud to join this legislation with Sen. Hawley to ban mifepristone and empower the women who have been harmed to hold these pharmaceutical companies accountable.”
Tuberville's own press release announcing that he joined Hawley's bill. It quotes him, lists the bill's three provisions and cites one recent study on complication rates.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is Hawley's proposal that Congress ban mifepristone by withdrawing its federal approval. Tuberville said the drug needs to be banned and that he was proud to join Hawley's legislation to do it. That is direct support for the ban, so we labeled it Defended or excused.