'Basic safeguards' or 'baseless attack'? Activists react to 5th Circuit abortion pill ruling

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter
A sign hangs above a Planned Parenthood clinic on May 18, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.
A sign hangs above a Planned Parenthood clinic on May 18, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. | Scott Olson/Getty Images

Planned Parenthood

The nation's largest abortion provider Planned Parenthood published a tweet Wednesday assuring that mifepristone is still available despite the recent ruling, informing people that the drug “remains FDA-approved.” In a follow-up tweet, the corporation provided a link to a website that helps people find where to obtain an abortion. 

Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood’s president and CEO, also responded to the ruling in a Wednesday tweet, writing that the decision shows the availability of mifepristone is at a “serious risk.”

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“The Supreme Court should take this case and reject this clearly baseless and political attempt to interfere with our ability to get health care,” Johnson wrote. 

Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman

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