Center for Christian Virtue Calls on Ohio US Attorneys to Enforce the Law on Abortion Drugs
CCV’s letter follows the Supreme Court decision temporarily preserving nationwide mail access to mifepristone
Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) is calling on Ohio’s US attorneys to enforce federal law prohibiting the interstate mailing of abortion drugs. The request follows the US Supreme Court decision temporarily preserving mail-order access to the chemical abortion drug mifepristone while litigation continues in federal court.
In letters sent last Wednesday to US Attorneys Dominick Gerace II of the Southern District of Ohio and David M. Toepfer of the Northern District of Ohio, CCV urged enforcement of the Comstock Act and investigations into abortion providers shipping mifepristone across state lines.
Specifically, CCV asked federal prosecutors to:
open investigative inquiries into mail-order abortion providers shipping mifepristone into or out of Ohio;
coordinate with the US Postal Inspection Service and other federal agencies to document violations of the Comstock Act; and
pursue prosecutions where evidence supports charges.
Earlier this month, the US Supreme Court temporarily preserved nationwide access to mifepristone by mail, blocking a lower court ruling that would have reinstated in-person dispensing requirements for the abortion drug while the legal challenge proceeds.
The letter cites the federal statutes commonly known as the Comstock Act, which prohibit the use of the US Mail or interstate carriers to ship drugs intended to induce abortion.
CCV also pointed to the growing prevalence of chemical abortions nationwide and in Ohio. According to Ohio’s 2025 Induced Abortions Report, 25,135 abortions were reported in the state last year, a 15% increase from the previous year. State officials attributed much of the increase to telehealth prescriptions and expanded access to abortion drugs.
“Mail-order abortion drugs are the abortion industry’s latest attempt to sidestep the will of the people and erase every protection states have put in place for unborn children,” said Aaron Baer, President of CCV. “Ohio families should not be forced to accept a system where abortion drugs are shipped across state lines with virtually no oversight or accountability. The Comstock Act is still federal law, and federal prosecutors have a duty to enforce it.”
The letter states that organizations such as Aid Access and Plan C “openly advertise the shipment of mifepristone into states where abortion is restricted or prohibited,” a blatant violation of federal law.
CCV Senior Fellow for Strategic Initiatives Peter Range said Ohio’s latest abortion statistics underscore the urgency of enforcing federal protections.
“The dramatic rise in abortions in Ohio, driven in large part by telehealth prescriptions and abortion pills sent through the mail, should be a wake-up call,” said Range. “Federal law has prohibited the mailing of abortion drugs for generations. Ignoring those laws has allowed the abortion industry to build a nationwide abortion-by-mail system that undermines states’ ability to protect unborn life.”
The letter also cites recent comments from US Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito questioning whether the interstate shipment of abortion pills violates federal law and undermines states’ post-Dobbs abortion protections.
“The law is clear, and the violations are happening in plain sight,” said Baer. “Federal officials cannot continue looking the other way while abortion providers use the mail system to undermine state protections for unborn children. Ohioans deserve enforcement of the law, not selective silence.”
Read the letters:
For more information, contact CCV at 513-733-5775 or contact@ccv.org. For media inquiries, email media@ccv.org.
As Ohio's largest Christian public policy organization, Center for Christian Virtue seeks the good of our neighbors by advocating for public policy that reflects the truth of the Gospel.
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