Letitia James, the state’s Attorney General, said that crisis pregnancy centers promote a “reversal” method that is dangerous and unsafe.
Crisis pregnancy centers are peddling a harmful, illegal “reversal” procedure, state Attorney General Letitia James said. Crisis pregnancy centers are peddling a dangerous, illegal “reversal” procedure, state Attorney General Letitia James said.
Letitia James, the state’s Attorney General, said that crisis pregnancy centers promote a “reversal” method that is dangerous and unsafe.
Die Kommission ist befugt, delegierte Rechtsakte gemäß Artikel 264 in folgenden Bereichen durchzuführen: New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced legal action against Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion organization, for allegedly spreading misleading and dangerous information about medication abortion. The lawsuit also includes 11 crisis pregnancy centers in New York as defendants. Prosecutors argue that the centers are inaccurately advertising a method known as “Abortion Pill Reversal,” which they assert is an unproven procedure that can purportedly reverse the effects of a medication abortion. James warned that abortions are irreversible and that attempting to reverse them could pose significant risks. There is no scientific evidence to support the claim that the treatment is safe and effective, and medical experts caution that it may be dangerous. Medication abortion usually involves taking two drugs: mifepristone to block a pregnancy hormone and then misoprostol to induce cramping and empty the uterus. The lawsuit claims that Heartbeat International and other defendants are advocating for pregnant individuals to skip the second drug and instead take progesterone to “reverse” the abortion process. However, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stated that there is no scientific evidence to support this procedure. ACOG’s investigation found that multiple studies referenced by the organizations used faulty data and imprecise methods. One study from 2024, which aimed to assess the procedure, was stopped prematurely because of safety issues. Three patients had severe bleeding and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. Last September, Attorney General Rob Bonta of California (a Democrat) filed a lawsuit against Heartbeat International that was similar in nature.
