"Nearly 200 anti-abortion bills have been introduced in 29 states, according to an estimate by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research organization. "In 2026, medication abortion remains one of the central battlegrounds in the fight over reproductive autonomy, with policymakers in several states pushing bills that would criminalize patients, restrict telehealth and mailing, and even misclassify abortion pills as controlled substances or environmental hazards," Kimya Forouzan, Guttmacher's principal policy adviser for state issues, said in a statement."
"Some measures targeting abortion medication, including proposals in Arizona and Missouri, have not moved past introduction or beyond referral to initial committees. But lawmakers in Republican strongholds like Indiana and South Carolina have advanced bills that would allow residents to sue providers and manufacturers of mifepristone and misoprostol, key abortion drugs, for sending abortion pills into the state."
Nearly 200 anti-abortion bills have been introduced in 29 states, according to an estimate by the Guttmacher Institute. Policymakers in multiple states are targeting medication abortion through proposals that would criminalize patients, restrict telehealth and mailing, and misclassify mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances or environmental hazards. Some proposals in Arizona and Missouri remain in early committee stages, while Indiana and South Carolina have advanced bills allowing residents to sue providers and manufacturers for sending abortion pills into the state. Texas and Louisiana have enacted laws that permit large financial awards to plaintiffs, signaling intent to thwart drug availability.
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