By Laura Bogley, JD, Executive Director, Maryland Right to Life
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has announced that the Maryland Department of Health in conjunction with the University of Maryland Medical Center is in possession of two-and-a-half-years-worth of Mifepristone, the first of the two-drug chemical abortion technique.
“Maryland spent about $1.2 million dollars on the stockpile and is using state funds from the Board of Public Works to cover the cost,” WYPR reported [www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2023-06-05/maryland-buys-two-a-half-years-worth-of-abortion-pill-in-case-of-nationwide-ban].
ABORTION IS BIG BUSINESS IN MARYLAND BUT GOVERNOR MOORE SHOULD BE REMINDED THAT HE WAS ELECTED TO SERVE THE CITIZENS, NOT COPORATE ABORTION INTERESTS. WE ARE URGING GOVERNOR MOORE TO PUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF MARYLAND WOMEN BEFORE EXTREME ABORTION POLITICS AND PROFITS.
MARYLAND RIGHT TO LIFE HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR LIFESAVING LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT TELEABORTION AND MITIGATE THE RISKS OF CHEMICAL ABORTION. CHEMICAL ABORTION IS AT LEAST 4 TIMES MORE DANGEROUS THAN SURGICAL ABORTION AND THERE IS A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR ABORTION COERCION AND ABUSE ENABLED BY THE DEREGULATION OF THESE DRUGS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE ABORTION INDUSTRY AND THE POLITICIANS THEY FUND, ONLY CARE THAT ABORTION IS LEGAL AND LUCRATIVE. ABORTION ACTIVISTS IN STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE COMPLETELY DEREGULATED ABORTION PRACTICES AND IN DOING SO, HAVE REMOVED ABORTION FROM THE SPECTRUM OF HEALTHCARE.
STILL MARYLAND TAXPAYERS ARE BEING FORCED TO FUND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR ABORTION VIOLENCE AS ESSENTIAL “HEALTHCARE”, DESPITE THE FACT THAT ABORTION IS NEVER MEDICALLY NECESSARY.
BECAUSE MOST DOCTORS REFUSE TO COMMIT ABORTIONS, THE ABORTION INDUSTRY BEGAN PUSHING “DO-IT-YOURSELF” ABORTION DRUGS ON WOMEN AND GIRLS WHO ARE LEFT TO BLEED ALONE, WITHOUT SUPERVISION OR ASSISTANCE FROM A PHYSICIAN. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE FDA REQUIRED THAT WOMEN HAVE THE BENEFIT OF A PHYSICIAN’S EXAMINATION BEFORE THE DRUG MIFEPRISTONE COULD BE PRESRIBED FOR ABORTION PURPOSES.
BUT THE MARYLAND ATTORNEYS GENERAL (BOTH Brian Frosh AND Anthony Brown) HAVE EXERTED POLITICAL INFLUENCE TO FORCE THE HAND OF THE FDA TO REMOVE THIS AND OTHER SAFEGUARDS FOR THE USE OF THIS ABORTION DRUG, INCLUDING DRUGS MANUFACTURED IN CHINA WHICH ARE NOT SUBJECT TO FDA OVERSIGHT.
BY STOCKPILING THIS DANGEROUS DRUG AND FORCING TAXPAYERS TO SUBSIDIZE ABORTION DRUG MANUFACTURERS, GOVERNOR MOORE WILL REDUCE THE STATE OF MARYLAND TO A MERE DRUG PUSHER FOR THE ABORTION INDUSTRY. TRAGICALLY, WE WILL SEE MANY MORE INJURIES AND DEATHS IN MARYLAND AND ACROSS THE REGION DUE TO THE POLITICIZATION OF THE FDA AND THE STATEHOUSE.
MARYLAND RIGHT TO LIFE DENOUNCES THIS DANGEROUS AND REGRESSIVE POLICY AND DEMANDS REAL SOLUTIONS FOR MARYLAND WOMEN AND FAMILIES.