Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier recently announced that he filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood for misrepresenting the safety of chemical abortion drugs.
“It is vile that Planned Parenthood cares more about lining their pockets than providing women with factual information about the health risks of chemical abortion drugs,” said Attorney General James Uthmeier. “When it comes to health and safety in Florida, we won’t tolerate blatant lies using fabricated medical ‘facts’ that have no scientific basis.”
According to the Florida AG, the lawsuit accuses Planned Parenthood of exploiting patient trust by making false claims about the safety of abortion drugs, including that abortion drugs, which are designed to kill an unborn baby, are “safer than Tylenol.” Despite the claim being debunked by various studies and expert testimonies, Planned Parenthood continues to promote the claim across various platforms.
The Attorney General said that chemical abortions are very profitable for Planned Parenthood, which provides motivation for the organization to continue peddling misleading information, as well as providing abortion pills via mail without even conducting an in-person consultation.
The filing explains that these deceptive practices present clear violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and the Florida RICO Act. Attorney General Uthmeier is seeking statutory penalties, punitive damages, and injunctive relief to protect consumers.
Democratic State Representative and candidate for Orlando mayor Anna Eskamani attacked the Florida Attorney General for targeting Planned Parenthood. She served as a Senior Director for Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida where she managed a team of six across 22 counties, supporting 40,000 Floridians in their efforts to gain access to reproductive health care services. Anna is known in the legislature and across the nation as an advocate for women’s health and equality.
“Florida’s appointed Attorney General is now suing Planned Parenthood accusing them of spreading misinformation— the irony with an Attorney General who used millions of dollars in public money to spread misinformation during the 2024 campaign cycle and allows fake anti-abortion clinics to spread misinformation about abortion everyday,” the Orlando Democrat stated.
Check online to read the full lawsuit as filed in the First Judicial Circuit.
