Florida Attorney General Sues Planned Parenthood Over Abortion-Pill Safety Claims, Seeks $354 Million
The case filed in Santa Rosa County contends the organization’s marketing misleads patients under Florida consumer-protection and racketeering laws.
Overview
- Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a 37-page complaint targeting Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Florida affiliates, including the Action Fund and Florida Action.
- The suit challenges Planned Parenthood’s website statement that medication abortion is safer than Tylenol and alleges mifepristone and misoprostol pose serious risks.
- Citing an analysis referenced in the filing, the state claims 11% of women experience a serious adverse event within 45 days of a medication abortion.
- The complaint relies in part on research from anti-abortion organizations such as the Ethics & Public Policy Center and seeks an injunction and structural remedies.
- Uthmeier asks for $350 million in penalties under the Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act plus $4 million under the RICO statute, and he was appointed attorney general by Gov. Ron DeSantis in February after working on anti-abortion efforts.