MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office has threatened legal action against six organizations that provide information about or distribute abortion medication to residents of the state, citing Alabama’s near-total abortion ban.
The Attorney General’s Office sent cease-and-desist letters to six organizations, including Plan C and Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants, demanding they stop advertising, selling, or shipping abortion-inducing medications to Alabama consumers. State officials warned that failure to comply could result in investigations and potential legal action.
Alabama’s abortion ban, which took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision, prohibits nearly all abortions except when a mother’s life is at risk. Performing or attempting to perform an abortion is a felony under state law, though individuals seeking abortions are not subject to criminal penalties.
In announcing the action, Marshall’s office cited a 2025 report from the conservative Ethics and Public Policy Center that claimed more than 10% of women who used abortion medication experienced serious complications. However, medical experts have challenged the study’s methodology, arguing it used a broader definition of complications than the Food and Drug Administration and may have double-counted certain patient outcomes.
The FDA continues to maintain that mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortions, is safe and effective when used as directed. Research published in peer-reviewed medical journals has found that severe complications requiring hospitalization occur in fewer than 1% of cases.
Robin Marty, executive director of the West Alabama Women’s Center, criticized the state’s actions and argued the announcement unintentionally publicized where Alabama residents can obtain abortion medication. Marty also questioned the state’s priorities, citing Alabama’s high maternal mortality rates and limited access to maternity care in many rural areas.
The legal threats come as abortion access remains a major political issue nationwide and as Alabama Republicans prepare for next week’s attorney general runoff election.
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