North Dakota Challenges Online Access to Abortion Pills
North Dakota’s attorney general ordered the Prairie Abortion Fund to stop promoting mail-order abortion pills, citing violations of state abortion and consumer protection laws.
BISMARCK, ND — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley issued a cease-and-desist order on January 16 directing the Prairie Abortion Fund (PAF) to halt activities the state says undermine North Dakota’s abortion law by facilitating access to abortion pills through the mail. The order follows the state Supreme Court’s 2024 decision allowing enforcement of a 2023 law banning most abortions, with limited exceptions.
According to Wrigley’s office, PAF promoted and linked to websites offering abortion pills without prescriptions, age or identity verification, or medical screening, raising concerns under the state’s Abortion Control Act and Consumer Fraud Law. While testing confirmed the pills contained mifepristone, the state said dosage accuracy could not be verified.
PAF, a North Dakota-based nonprofit, provides financial and logistical assistance related to abortion services and refers individuals to organizations offering abortion pills. The order requires PAF to stop promoting such services or face potential fines.
Previously, the UOJ reported that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was targeting abortion-pill distributors.
