Florida is Fighting to Stop Mail-Order Abortions

Sunshine State lawmakers are moving to block out-of-state abortionists from violating Florida’s pro-life laws. S.B. 1374, entitled the “Anti-Chemical Abortion Pill Trafficking Act,” was introduced in Florida’s Senate last week, while its companion piece, H.B. 663, was introduced in Florida’s House of Representatives last month.

The legislation empowers Florida women to file civil actions against abortionists, even those out of state, who commit abortions in violation of Florida state law, including by prescribing or shipping the abortion drug mifepristone from out of state. The bill would also allow the family members — including the spouse, the parents, or the sibling(s) of the woman upon whom the abortion was committed or the father of the unborn child — to file civil actions against the abortionists, even if the woman consented to the abortion.

“A person, regardless of whether a citizen or resident of this state, who personally or through an agent violates s.390.0111(2), is under the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for the causes of action” listed in the legislation, the text of the bill stipulates. Florida Statutes Section 390.0111 bars abortions after six weeks’ gestation, except in a handful of limited circumstances. “The actual inducement or performance of an abortion is not required to commence an action authorized by this section,” the new bill’s text reads. “It is not a defense to a suit brought under this section that … [t]he law of a foreign state or foreign country permits the action that forms the basis for the suit.”

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In December, similar legislation took effect in Texas. Passed by the Lone Star State’s legislature in late summer of 2025, H.B. 7 allows Texas citizens to file lawsuits against manufacturers or distributors of abortion drugs in other states who then ship those drugs into Texas. While “shield laws” in blue states have essentially blocked red states from enforcing their pro-life laws against citizens of other states, the new Texas and Florida legislation seek to circumvent those “shield laws” by empowering citizens to defend pro-life laws, rather than pitting the states against one another.

Ohio also unveiled legislation to defend against the abortion drug in November. H.B. 324 would bar the mail-ordering of any prescription drug found to cause “serious adverse effects” in 5% or more of those who use the drug. State Democrats alleged that the legislation is intended to target mifepristone.

Last year, Louisiana filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), asking the agency to reinstate a previously-removed rule requiring that abortion drugs be prescribed, dispensed, and consumed in-person. If successful, Louisiana’s lawsuit would effectively block blue state abortionists from mailing abortion drugs into states with pro-life laws on the books. The lawsuit followed an attempt by Louisiana to extradite a California-based abortionist who had shipped mifepristone to a man in Louisiana who then coerced his pregnant wife into taking the abortion drug without her knowledge or consent.

Students for Life Action (SFLAction) was involved in the drafting of the Florida legislation, the second time that the pro-life organization has promoted legislation in Florida regulating the abortion drug. “Easy access to Chemical Abortion Pills makes all the wrong people happy: pill pushers and abusers, who use the pills against women without their knowledge or consent,” Students for Life founder Kristan Hawkins said in a statement. “This bill puts a high cost on those predators who profit from death by abortion and then abandon women to whatever happens next.”

According to a Students for Life survey released last week, half (50%) of young voters (aged 18 to 45) favor placing restrictions on the prescription and mailing of abortion drugs, while only 27% opposed limiting the abortion drug. Additionally, two-thirds (66%) of young voters supported pro-life laws limiting abortion, and a majority (53%) expressed support for state laws barring abortion in most cases, but allowing exceptions for instances of rape or incest or when the life of the mother is at risk.

LifeNews Note: S.A. McCarthy serves as a news writer at The Washington Stand.

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