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FedEx shareholders warn of legal risks if company ships abortion pills
According to The Daily Wire, pro-life shareholders told FedEx on Monday that it should look into how its services are being used by abortion advocates to ship abortion pills and consider prohibiting such use, as it does with other products — including certain candy.
At the annual FedEx meeting, a shareholder resolution was introduced, putting FedEx on notice that it could face legal risks and risks to its reputation if it allows the business to be used for shipping abortion drugs.
The resolution stated that over the next year, FedEx should evaluate "how it oversees risks related to distributing mail-order abortion drugs such as mifepristone and detailing any strategies beyond litigation and legal compliance the company may deploy to mitigate these risks."
The FedEx board opposed the resolution, but official votes still must be counted.
A different group successfully convinced Costco not to sell the abortion pill, and presented a similar proposal to UPS.
During the annual FedEx meeting, Pia de Solenni, vice president of corporate engagement of Catholic capital advisory firm IWP Capital, brought forward a shareholder resolution authored by Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys putting FedEx on notice that it could face legal risks as well as risks to its reputation if abortion groups use it to mail abortion drugs.
The FedEx board opposed the resolution, but official votes still must be counted.
“FedEx prohibits the shipment of Kinder Surprise Eggs,” de Solenni told The Daily Wire. “If the company can prohibit a candy toy, it can prohibit a drug that violates the law in more than 20 states and has harmed a growing number of women, not to mention destroyed countless human lives.”
The candies she mentioned, Kinder Surprise Eggs, are banned in the U.S. due to fears that children can choke on the small toys hidden inside the candies. FedEx also bans the shipping of cigarettes, loose tobacco, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes, cigars, and cash.
The resolution stated that over the next year, FedEx should evaluate "how it oversees risks related to distributing mail-order abortion drugs such as mifepristone and detailing any strategies beyond litigation and legal compliance the company may deploy to mitigate these risks."
However, the board said it didn't find this to be "practicable" or "a good use of company resources, given its broad scope."
“If adopted as proposed, the proposal would result in unnecessary expense and burdens with limited benefit to our stockholders,” the board said. It also said that it is "committed to operating in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and maintaining robust policies and procedures designed to support lawful and ethical business operations."
Yet, 17 states protect most babies from abortion either from fertilization or after six weeks of pregnancy. Selling the abortion pill in those states could therefore violate state laws.
While other states have such pro-life laws on the books, they are currently blocked from taking effect due to lawsuits.
Inspire Investing, which successfully convinced Costco not to sell the abortion pill, presented a similar proposal to UPS.
According to Principles for Responsible Investment, in 2025, shareholders requested "the Board of Directors of UPS assess and issue a report within the next year, at reasonable cost and excluding confidential information, evaluating how it oversees risks related to distributing mifepristone and detailing any strategies beyond litigation and legal compliance the Company may deploy to mitigate these risks."
UPS and FedEx are currently allowed to ship the abortion pill even into pro-life states despite the existence of the Comstock Act, anti-obscenity statutes that make it a crime to send abortion-related items and pornography through the mail or across state lines. However, there is no way for them to know if the drugs they are shipping are being used lawfully or not. Women have been forced to take the abortion pill after it was ordered by someone else with the intention of tricking, coercing, or forcing them into an abortion.
Pro-abortion legislators have moved to repeal the Comstock Act, however they have been unsuccessful thus far.
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FedEx shareholders warn of legal risks if company ships abortion pills
According to The Daily Wire, pro-life shareholders told FedEx on Monday that it should look into how its services are being used by abortion advocates to ship abortion pills and consider prohibiting such use, as it does with other products — including certain candy.
At the annual FedEx meeting, a shareholder resolution was introduced, putting FedEx on notice that it could face legal risks and risks to its reputation if it allows the business to be used for shipping abortion drugs.
The resolution stated that over the next year, FedEx should evaluate "how it oversees risks related to distributing mail-order abortion drugs such as mifepristone and detailing any strategies beyond litigation and legal compliance the company may deploy to mitigate these risks."
The FedEx board opposed the resolution, but official votes still must be counted.
A different group successfully convinced Costco not to sell the abortion pill, and presented a similar proposal to UPS.
During the annual FedEx meeting, Pia de Solenni, vice president of corporate engagement of Catholic capital advisory firm IWP Capital, brought forward a shareholder resolution authored by Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys putting FedEx on notice that it could face legal risks as well as risks to its reputation if abortion groups use it to mail abortion drugs.
The FedEx board opposed the resolution, but official votes still must be counted.
“FedEx prohibits the shipment of Kinder Surprise Eggs,” de Solenni told The Daily Wire. “If the company can prohibit a candy toy, it can prohibit a drug that violates the law in more than 20 states and has harmed a growing number of women, not to mention destroyed countless human lives.”
The candies she mentioned, Kinder Surprise Eggs, are banned in the U.S. due to fears that children can choke on the small toys hidden inside the candies. FedEx also bans the shipping of cigarettes, loose tobacco, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes, cigars, and cash.
The resolution stated that over the next year, FedEx should evaluate "how it oversees risks related to distributing mail-order abortion drugs such as mifepristone and detailing any strategies beyond litigation and legal compliance the company may deploy to mitigate these risks."
However, the board said it didn't find this to be "practicable" or "a good use of company resources, given its broad scope."
“If adopted as proposed, the proposal would result in unnecessary expense and burdens with limited benefit to our stockholders,” the board said. It also said that it is "committed to operating in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and maintaining robust policies and procedures designed to support lawful and ethical business operations."
Yet, 17 states protect most babies from abortion either from fertilization or after six weeks of pregnancy. Selling the abortion pill in those states could therefore violate state laws.
While other states have such pro-life laws on the books, they are currently blocked from taking effect due to lawsuits.
Inspire Investing, which successfully convinced Costco not to sell the abortion pill, presented a similar proposal to UPS.
According to Principles for Responsible Investment, in 2025, shareholders requested "the Board of Directors of UPS assess and issue a report within the next year, at reasonable cost and excluding confidential information, evaluating how it oversees risks related to distributing mifepristone and detailing any strategies beyond litigation and legal compliance the Company may deploy to mitigate these risks."
UPS and FedEx are currently allowed to ship the abortion pill even into pro-life states despite the existence of the Comstock Act, anti-obscenity statutes that make it a crime to send abortion-related items and pornography through the mail or across state lines. However, there is no way for them to know if the drugs they are shipping are being used lawfully or not. Women have been forced to take the abortion pill after it was ordered by someone else with the intention of tricking, coercing, or forcing them into an abortion.
Pro-abortion legislators have moved to repeal the Comstock Act, however they have been unsuccessful thus far.
Live Action News is pro-life news and commentary from a pro-life perspective.
Our work is possible because of our donors. Please consider giving to further our work of changing hearts and minds on issues of life and human dignity.
Contact editor@liveaction.org for questions, corrections, or if you are seeking permission to reprint any Live Action News content.
Guest Articles: To submit a guest article to Live Action News, email editor@liveaction.org with an attached Word document of 800-1000 words. Please also attach any photos relevant to your submission if applicable. If your submission is accepted for publication, you will be notified within three weeks. Guest articles are not compensated (see our Open License Agreement). Thank you for your interest in Live Action News!
Cassy Cooke
·Guest Column
Liberty Counsel
·Abortion Pill
Nancy Flanders
·Abortion Pill
Cassy Cooke
·Abortion Pill
Cassy Cooke
·Abortion Pill
Bridget Sielicki
·Issues
Nancy Flanders
·Analysis
Nancy Flanders
·Opinion
Nancy Flanders
·Abortion Pill
Nancy Flanders
·Pop Culture
Nancy Flanders
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