**Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Planned Parenthood Over Abortion Medication Safety Claims**
Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing Planned Parenthood of falsely advertising that abortion medication is “safer than Tylenol.” The lawsuit was filed in Santa Rosa County circuit court and targets claims made by Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. and its affiliates: Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc., Planned Parenthood of Florida Inc., and Planned Parenthood Florida Action Inc.
The 37-page lawsuit focuses in part on statements regarding the safety of mifeprestone and misoprostol, drugs commonly used to induce chemical abortions. For example, Planned Parenthood’s website states that medication abortion is “very safe” and that “serious problems are rare, but like all medicines, there can be risks.”
The lawsuit alleges that these safety claims are “manifestly false” and “badly mislead women who seek information about the safety and risks of chemical abortion.”
Additionally, the lawsuit draws on research from anti-abortion groups such as the Ethics & Public Policy Center, which describes itself as the “premier institute working to apply the riches of the Jewish and Christian traditions to contemporary questions of law, culture, and politics, in pursuit of America’s continued civic and cultural renewal.”
Attorney General Uthmeier’s lawsuit asks a judge to determine that Planned Parenthood’s “campaign to induce women to purchase abortion drugs by misrepresenting the risks of chemical abortion” violates state law prohibiting deceptive and unfair trade practices. The suit further claims that these actions constitute a pattern of racketeering activity.
Uthmeier is seeking up to $350 million in penalties—calculated as $10,000 for each of an estimated 35,000 chemical abortions—as well as other fines. The lawsuit also requests “any additional relief,” including the possibility of dissolving or reorganizing any or all of the defendants’ enterprises, or the suspension and revocation of state licenses or permits.
James Uthmeier was appointed Attorney General by Governor Ron DeSantis in February. Previously, as the governor’s chief of staff, Uthmeier played a key role in opposing a 2024 proposed constitutional amendment aimed at expanding abortion rights. This proposal was launched following the Republican-controlled Legislature and Governor DeSantis’s approval of a six-week abortion ban.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/06/floridas-attorney-general-sues-planned-parenthood-over-false-advertising/
