Judge rules against Planned Parenthood in Florida lawsuit

A Florida judge has refused a request from Planned Parenthood to dismiss a lawsuit from the state of Florida over the corporation's "manifestly false" abortion pill claims.

Key Takeaways:

• In November of 2025, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit over claims from Planned Parenthood that mifepristone, known as the abortion pill, is 'safer than Tylenol.'

• Uthmeier said the claim is misleading, and the state is seeking $350 million in damages.

• Planned Parenthood filed a request to have the lawsuit dismissed.

• First Circuit Court Judge J. Scott Duncan denied Planned Parenthood's request.

The Backstory:

AG Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood in November, saying the abortion giant's claim that mifepristone is safer than Tylenol is a lie, and therefore, violates Florida law.

"The ‘safer than Tylenol’ marketing campaign has been ongoing for years and targeted to women in Florida. Just a few weeks ago, Defendant Planned Parenthood Florida Action proclaimed on X.com that ‘Mifepristone is safe. Safer than Tylenol.’ — That claim is manifestly false," Uthmeier said.

In addition to damages of $350 million, the state of Florida is asking the court to implement sanctions against Planned Parenthood, as well as require Planned Parenthood to sell off real estate, bar it from committing abortions, or be dissolved altogether.

“It is vile that Planned Parenthood cares more about lining their pockets than providing women with factual information about the health risks of chemical abortion drugs,” Uthmeier said.

The Details:

Planned Parenthood asked for the lawsuit to be dismissed, and in a new ruling, First Circuit Court Judge J. Scott Duncan refused, allowing the lawsuit to move forward.

"The defendants did not simply claim the abortion-inducing medications were safe; rather, according to the Complaint, they claimed they were safer than other medications," the ruling read. "In making a comparison, the Defendants went beyond vague promotional language. Now whether these statements are actionable or non-actionable may depend upon the context in which they were made. However, that is a question the Court currently cannot answer. The Court is bound to the four corners of the Complaint. Accordingly, the Court declines to dismiss the Complaint in its entirety."

The claim that mifepristone is safer than Tylenol has been debunked, and one recent analysis which examined a large insurance database found that the abortion pill's adverse events occurred at a rate 22 times higher than that reported on the drug's Food and Drug Administration label. Another study found it to be four times more dangerous than a first-trimester surgical abortion. As Live Action News previously explained:

Recent research from Ireland about the abortion pill showed 12% of women went to the ER for bleeding or infection. In addition, 16% suffered incomplete abortions.

This percentage corresponds with a recent U.S. insurance database analysis from the EPPC, showing a nearly 11% “serious adverse events” rate after taking the abortion pill.

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Still another study found that women were overwhelmingly unprepared for just how painful the chemical abortion process would be. Known side effects are severe cramping, contractions, and heavy bleeding, as well as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and headaches. Other risks include incomplete abortion, hemorrhage, infection, and death.

The Bottom Line:

Women deserve better than to be lied to by the abortion industry in a twisted effort to pad its own pockets.