Health Care

Alabama joins GOP push to cut off abortion pill access across state lines

Cease-and-desist letters sent to out-of-state companies was an early salvo in a potential legal proceeding.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall speaks at a press conference across the street from the Manhattan criminal court, Monday, May 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah,File)

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall sent cease-and-desist letters to six companies he accused of violating the state’s abortion ban, becoming the latest Republican official seeking to staunch the flow of abortion-inducing medication across their borders. 

Marshall demanded that the companies halt all advertising, sale and delivery of abortion-inducing drugs to consumers in Alabama or face a formal investigation and possible legal action for unlawful trade practices, which could include civil penalties up to $2,000 per violation under Alabama’s consumer protection statutes.

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