{"id":2432033,"date":"2025-05-07T15:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T19:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-faces-calls-from-republicans-to-reject-biden-era-mail-order-abortion-pill-rules-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T15:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T19:40:19","slug":"bondi-faces-calls-from-republicans-to-reject-biden-era-mail-order-abortion-pill-rules-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-faces-calls-from-republicans-to-reject-biden-era-mail-order-abortion-pill-rules-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondi faces calls from Republicans to reject Biden era \u2018mail-order\u2019 abortion pill rules &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbondi-faces-calls-from-republicans-to-reject-biden-era-mail-order-abortion-pill-rules-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2432033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri is urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to reconsider the Department of Justice&#8217;s defense of Biden-era regulations regarding the abortion pill mifepristone. In a recent letter, Hawley emphasized concerns about the safety risks associated wiht mail-order abortion medications, claiming they undermine state rights to enforce safety regulations. He cited that nearly 11% of women using mifepristone experience serious complications, significantly higher then FDA estimates. The push for a legal reversal aligns with ongoing efforts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-abortion-groups-assemble-file-lawsuit-over-unthinkable-texas-law-allowing-americans-to-sue-abortion-clinics-doctors\/\" title=\"Major Abortion Groups Assemble, File Lawsuit Over \u2018Unthinkable\u2019 Texas Law Allowing Americans To Sue Abortion Clinics, Doctors\">anti-abortion advocates<\/a> to restrict access to mifepristone following the supreme Court&#8217;s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Hawley&#8217;s stance reflects increasing pressure on the Trump management to take action against these regulations and improve safety requirements for abortion drugs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bondi faces calls from Republicans to reject Biden era &lsquo;mail-order&rsquo; abortion pill rules<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2114590\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-hawley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Josh Hawley<\/a> (R-MO) is calling on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> to reverse its defense of Biden-era abortion pill policies, urging Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pam Bondi\">Pam Bondi<\/a> to rethink the Justice Department&rsquo;s current position in a high-stakes lawsuit over the Food and Drug Administration&rsquo;s regulation of mifepristone, the nation&rsquo;s most commonly used abortion drug.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-07-Hawley-Letter-to-AG-Bondi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">letter<\/a> sent to Bondi on Wednesday, Hawley pressed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DOJ<\/a> leader to reconsider the agency&rsquo;s defense of policies allowing the abortion pill to be sold online and mailed directly to patients, which the senator argues has created &ldquo;severe health risks&rdquo; for women and undermined states&rsquo; rights to impose safety restrictions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3404251\/205-arrested-fbi-sex-trafficking-operation-115-children-saved\/\">Two hundred and five &#8216;depraved human beings&#8217; arrested in FBI child sex predator operation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3404080\/jefferson-griffin-concedes-north-carolina-supreme-court-race\/\">Jefferson Griffin concedes North Carolina Supreme Court race after months of legal challenges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3403384\/what-process-are-illegal-immigrants-due-trump-deportations\/\">What &lsquo;process&rsquo; are illegal immigrants due?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Josh Hawley, (R-MO), speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden administration&rsquo;s mail-order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">abortion<\/a> policy poses a grave threat to the health and safety of American women,&rdquo; Hawley wrote, citing studies that show one in 10 women who use mifepristone experience serious complications such as infection or hemorrhaging.<\/p>\n<p>The Missouri senator also emphasized his home state&rsquo;s litigation, which, alongside Idaho and Kansas, seeks to roll back federal rules enabling the distribution of abortion pills without in-person doctor visits or follow-up care.<\/p>\n<p>DOJ lawyers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3401682\/trump-doj-defend-biden-era-abortion-pill-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"revealed in a court filing\">revealed in a court filing<\/a> Monday that the Trump administration&rsquo;s DOJ is preparing to defend the FDA&rsquo;s authority at least partially, arguing that the three GOP-led states lack standing to bring the lawsuit in Texas federal court.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has taken no position on the merits of mifepristone&rsquo;s approval but contends that the states&rsquo; claims are procedurally flawed and should be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>This approach has drawn sharp criticism from prominent anti-abortion leaders, who warn the administration risks leaving in place dangerous Biden-era policies.<\/p>\n<p>Kristen Waggoner, president and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;that &ldquo;the Trump admin should reverse the Biden FDA&rsquo;s politically motivated decision to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >nationwide mail-order abortion drug regime<\/a>. This reckless action has threatened women&rsquo;s health, sending countless women to the emergency room for abortion drug complications.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, similarly emphasized that the core issue is not merely legal standing but public safety.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Real-world data proves common sense: these drugs are dangerous,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;At a minimum, the Trump administration should reverse the Biden FDA&rsquo;s reckless nationwide mail-order abortion drug policy. Women and girls deserve better than high-risk drugs with no in-person doctor, no follow-up, and no accountability. This isn&rsquo;t health care, it&rsquo;s harm.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The legal battle comes as anti-abortion advocates have focused heavily on restricting mifepristone access following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a>&rsquo;s 2022&nbsp;<em>Dobbs<\/em>&nbsp;decision overturning&nbsp;<em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Recent research from the Ethics and Public Policy Center <a href=\"https:\/\/eppc.org\/publication\/stop-harming-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">found<\/a> the real-world complication rate from mifepristone is roughly &ldquo;22 times&rdquo; higher than FDA estimates, with nearly 11% of women experiencing potentially life-threatening complications within 45 days of use.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has sought to balance taking credit for overturning&nbsp;<em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, with the help of his three appointees to the Supreme Court, while avoiding political backlash from suburban voters.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump has framed abortion as a state issue since the 2024 race, during which he avoided calls for a national abortion ban and supported access to in vitro fertilization, his administration faces mounting demands from conservative allies to crack down on the Biden-era abortion pill policies through federal action.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley&rsquo;s letter to Bondi and recent statements from anti-abortion groups reflect intensifying pressure on the Trump administration to pivot from the DOJ&rsquo;s current litigation strategy and actively work to undo Biden&rsquo;s expanded access to the pills, including by increasing federal safety requirements on abortion drugs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3401682\/trump-doj-defend-biden-era-abortion-pill-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP DOJ TO DEFEND BIDEN ABORTION PILL RULES\">TRUMP DOJ TO DEFEND BIDEN ABORTION PILL RULES<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Missouri&rsquo;s litigation aims to reverse that policy and protect women,&rdquo; Hawley wrote. &ldquo;I strongly urge you to reconsider the Justice Department&rsquo;s defense of this policy in court.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the DOJ declined to comment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2114590\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2114590\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans urge Bondi to reject Biden&#8217;s abortion pill rules<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2432034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25127555476950.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36264,45543,3756],"class_list":["post-2432033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion-pill","tag-bondi","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25127555476950.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2432033"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432037,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432033\/revisions\/2432037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2432034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2432033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2432033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}