Florida AG is suing Planned Parenthood for false ads about chemical abortion: “We won’t tolerate blatant lies”
Florida – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is suing Planned Parenthood, saying that the organization used false advertising to make people believe that chemical abortion medications were safe. The lawsuit says that the group broke state consumer protection rules and lied to women about medical issues.
The Attorney General’s Office says that Planned Parenthood advertised chemical abortion drugs as being “safer than Tylenol.” Uthmeier called this statement “vile and reckless.” He stated the group put making money ahead of the health of its patients and willfully circulated false information about the medications’ potential risks to health.
“When it comes to health and safety in Florida, we won’t tolerate blatant lies using fabricated medical ‘facts’ that have no scientific basis,” Uthmeier said.
The complaint says that the medications used in chemical abortions are meant to end a pregnancy, but Planned Parenthood allegedly marketed them in ways that made them seem less risky. Even when medical evidence and expert testimony showed that the safety claims were false, the organization is said to have kept posting the comparison on websites, ads, and social media.
State officials say that Planned Parenthood’s actions break both the Florida RICO Act and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. The Attorney General’s lawsuit also mentions that the group sends abortion medication through the mail without needing patients to see a doctor in person, which is another indication of how they don’t care about patient safety.
The lawsuit says that chemical abortions make a lot of money for Planned Parenthood, which gives the group a reason to lie to customers. Uthmeier’s office said that the goal of this action is to make the group responsible and make sure that people in Florida get accurate information when they make medical decisions.
The Attorney General wants the law to punish the wrongdoers, give them punitive damages, and stop them from doing it again. The lawsuit has been filed in Florida’s First Judicial Circuit, and officials have made the whole thing open for anybody to read.
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The state is making its point about enforcing openness and protecting consumers in the healthcare industry, especially when it comes to promises regarding drug safety and reproductive health.
To read the full lawsuit as filed in the First Judicial Circuit, click here.
