The ab*rtion industry is scrambling to defend itself ahead of a new lawsuit claiming take-home abortion pills are polluting the nation's waters.
Students for Life of America is asking the Food and Drug Administration to apply clinical abortion rules to take-home ab*rtion pills regarding the disposal of human tissue after an ab*rtion.
Pre-born children killed in an ab*rtion are considered “medical waste” under the law. Their bodies and tissues are supposed to be placed in medical waste bags and disposed of through sanitary means such as incineration.
But pre-born children killed with take-home abortion pills are often flushed down toilets. It is generally illegal to dispose of potentially infectious medical waste through public sewer systems or in unsecured public trash bins.
SFA argues this poses a threat to public health by polluting water with toxic or infectious materials.
SFA is asking the FDA to require that the bodies and tissues of pre-born children killed in ab*rtion be handled and disposed of following medical regulations.
“While they deride the tactic, ab*rtion-rights advocates fear the wastewater arguments could have a chilling effect even in states where ab*rtion remains legal — making doctors hesitant to prescribe the pills and patients afraid to seek them,” POLITICO claims.
“Should they prevail in any jurisdiction, the rules would be so burdensome that use of the drugs could be effectively cut off, several groups representing abortion providers told POLITICO. And even if they are unsuccessful in court, the effort aims to sway public opinion at a time voters have become increasingly accepting of ab*rtions early in pregnancy,” POLITICO alleges, though there appears to be little movement in public opinion on ab*rtion over the last several decades.
Some fear even asking the question in court could make Americans consider the humanity of the pre-born and the risks from elective ab*rtion on demand.
“(T)he more the anti-abortion movement can get people to think about fetal remains and other concrete details about what ab*rtion entails, the more uncomfortable Americans become. So, it could be helpful for them even if it doesn't go anywhere legally,” Mary Ziegler, a law professor at the University of California, Davis, and author of “Ab*rtion and the Law in America” tells POLITICO.
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