Overview

• The lawsuit filed on July 23 in Jefferson City alleges that Planned Parenthood compared mifepristone’s safety to that of Tylenol, penicillin and Viagra without disclosing that up to 4.6% of patients visit emergency rooms.
• Bailey is seeking $1.8 million in civil fines plus up to $1,000 in restitution for each Missouri woman prescribed mifepristone since 2020 under the state’s false advertising law.
• The complaint cites studies, including an April review by the Ethics and Public Policy Center, that report serious adverse events in over 10% of mifepristone users, challenging the FDA’s reported complication rate of 2.9% to 4.6%.
• Planned Parenthood has not issued an official response and the case remains pending in Missouri state court.
• The lawsuit underscores escalating post-Dobbs disputes over medication abortion regulation in a state that voters safeguarded abortion rights up to fetal viability last November.