More than 80 pro-life organizations are demanding the Department of Justice settle a federal case that could halt mail-order abortion drugs after a U.S. Army captain was sentenced to 12 years in prison for using the drugs to poison a female soldier and their unborn baby.
Captain Brandon Jones-Adams obtained abortion drugs online using a fake name and credit card, then used them to poison the mother of his child. The junior officer experienced severe cramping and was rushed to the emergency room, where the couple’s 13-week-old baby died. Jones-Adams later confessed and was sentenced to prison for the crime.
The case is the latest in a pattern of men exploiting lax mail-order regulations to coerce women into abortions.
“IF MAIL-ORDER ABORTION WASN’T A THING, I’M 100% SURE I WOULD HAVE MY CHILD.”
Rosalie Markezich, one of the plaintiffs in the ongoing Louisiana v. FDA case, discovered the dangers firsthand when her boyfriend used her information to order the pills through the mail. Trapped in a car with him and isolated from help, Markezich was forced to swallow the drugs under threats. She suffered extreme physical side effects and lost her baby.
“If mail-order abortion wasn’t a thing,” she testified, “I’m 100% sure I would have my child.”
An Ohio doctor reportedly used his ex-wife’s information to purchase Mifepristone after discovering his girlfriend Jona Affholder was pregnant. Affholder previously told the Daily Wire he poisoned her with the drugs, causing her to hemorrhage severely. Their baby died.
A Texas attorney named Mason Herring repeatedly mixed abortion drugs into his wife’s drinks. Catherine Herring only discovered the betrayal after experiencing extreme side effects alone on the bathroom floor.
Men of all backgrounds — teenagers, doctors, lawyers, and military officers — are exploiting the system to abuse women and end pregnancies without meaningful oversight or even photo ID requirements.
A recent investigation by board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Christina Francis found that online abortion businesses don’t require any proof the person purchasing is an adult woman. An online site let Dr. Francis order Mifepristone after claiming she was a minor with a history of ectopic pregnancies and far past the FDA’s recommended gestational window. The site accepted her payment with no further questions.
Women once had to be screened in person for coercion or life-threatening complications before acquiring these drugs. But in 2020, the Biden administration revoked this safeguard to promote more abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A 2023 study found that 45% of women with a history of abortion confirmed their abortions were “inconsistent with [their] preferences,” and an additional 25% said their abortions were unwanted or coerced. That number has likely increased as mail-order abortion rates continue rising.
New studies found abortion drugs have a “serious adverse event” rate that is 22 times higher than the FDA suggests. 75% of ER visits within 30 days after taking abortion drugs were coded as “severe” or “critical.”
Just last week, more than 80 pro-life organizations and leaders urged Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to resolve Louisiana v. FDA through a court-approved consent decree that would immediately halt the mailing of abortion drugs while the FDA completes its review of Mifepristone’s safety.
The case involves the Trump administration fighting Louisiana’s attempt to defend its borders against mailed abortion drugs from blue states. Only the complete removal of these drugs from the mail will shut down the dangerous system set up during the COVID-19 era, the organizations argue.
Pro-life leaders say restoring meaningful safeguards against coercion is urgent as the case plays out in court.
BREAKING: OB/GYN and CEO of AAPLOG Dr. Christina Francis goes undercover for the first time to see all the medical risks associated with ordering abortion pills. The results shocked even us.
No oversight.
No verification.
No medical professionals seemingly involved.… pic.twitter.com/gxT3ac3ZeA
— AAPLOG (@aaplog) March 11, 2026
