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A Republican senator says that a left-wing abortion group claiming to be a \u201cpublic health information campaign\u201d is actually operating as the referral hub for shipping\u00a0abortion pills\u00a0into states where they\u2019re banned, in a criminal referral obtained by Fox News Digital.\n<\/p>\n
In a letter sent Thursday to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Sen. Josh Hawley alleges asked the\u00a0Justice Department\u00a0to open a criminal investigation into Plan C, saying the group connects women with abortion-pill manufacturers, foreign clinics and online vendors that ship the drugs into states where they are restricted by law.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the center of the effort is an entity called Plan C,\u201d Hawley wrote, describing the group as a \u201cleft-wing dark-money operation\u201d that serves as the \u201creferral and logistics hub\u201d for distributing abortion drugs into states that prohibit them. He said the group\u2019s activities warrant a federal criminal investigation.\n<\/p>\n
Hawley says Plan C directs women in states such as Florida, Oklahoma and Texas to foreign clinics willing to mail abortion pills into the United States despite state laws restricting those shipments. He also says the group points users to online vendors selling abortion drugs without prescriptions, identification or medical consultations, even though Plan C acknowledges on its website that the pills sold through some of those sites are \u201cnot regulated or inspected by the US government.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Hawley\u2019s letter also says Plan C advises users on how to limit their \u201cdigital footprint\u201d by recommending\u00a0privacy-focused browsers, virtual private networks\u00a0and encrypted email.\n<\/p>\n
The senator notes that Plan C\u2019s own website warns users they could face legal consequences for obtaining abortion pills through the services it recommends, while saying it is \u201cup to every individual to decide what level of legal risk they are willing to take.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Hawley also says Plan C directs women to providers willing to prescribe abortion pills through 14 weeks of pregnancy \u2014 beyond the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s approved labeling for mifepristone and beyond the limits set by several states.\n<\/p>\n
Hawley argues the conduct could violate multiple federal laws, including provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act covering\u00a0prescription drugs, laws prohibiting the importation of unapproved drugs into interstate commerce, and federal conspiracy and aiding-and-abetting statutes.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI therefore respectfully refer this matter to the Department to open a criminal investigation into Plan C, its relationship with potential co-conspirator manufacturers, and the network of suppliers it promotes,\u201d Hawley wrote, adding that the investigation should include foreign clinics and online vendors shipping abortion drugs into the United States.\n<\/p>\n
(Information provided from Fox News. Photo: Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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