Overview
- Attorney General James Uthmeier filed the 37-page complaint in Santa Rosa County circuit court, naming Planned Parenthood’s national organization and multiple Florida affiliates.
- The suit alleges deceptive advertising and a pattern of racketeering tied to claims that mifepristone-based abortions are safer than Tylenol.
- Uthmeier seeks roughly $350 million in penalties—$10,000 for each of an estimated 35,000 medication abortions—plus injunctions and potential dissolution or license revocation.
- The filing cites analyses claiming serious adverse events around 10%–11% within 45 days, while major medical groups and FDA records characterize the regimen as generally safe.
- Planned Parenthood calls the action a politically motivated attack on access, says mifepristone is safe and effective, and vows to fight the case as medication abortions make up a majority of procedures in Florida; a similar Missouri lawsuit is also underway.