Washington state stockpiled the abortion pill. Now it's giving it away.

In 2023, following the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, Washington state panicked, spending nearly $1.3M in taxpayer money to stockpile the abortion pill.

But the drugs sat on the shelves, and now that they have begun to expire, Washington has passed a law to make the abortion pill cheaper — and therefore, easier to donate.

Washington state appears to be working overtime to ensure women (or men with evil intentions) kill more babies through the abortion pill.

Key Takeaways:

• In 2023, Washington state spent $1.275 million to stockpile the abortion pill regimen: mifepristone and misoprostol.

• The state believed it needed to stockpile the abortion pill so that women could access it should pro-life laws protecting preborn humans take effect.

• However, the drugs sat unused and began to expire, prompting the state to come up with a plan for what to do with the drugs. Meanwhile, 30,000 doses were returned.

• The state has now passed a new law allowing the Department of Corrections to act as a pharmacy, dispensing the abortion pill to doctors in the state for free or at a low cost.

• As the state dumps the abortion pill, wasting more than a million taxpayer dollars, it could be putting additional pressure on women to have abortions they may not want — and creating additional ways for men to easily obtain the drug to use for nefarious purposes.

The Details:

Washington state began stockpiling the abortion pill regimen — which consists of mifepristone and misoprostol — in 2023. Then, earlier this year, Washington had to return 30,000 doses of the abortion pill because the drugs were nearing expiration.

In response, the state passed SB 5917 on March 3 in the Senate and March 4 in the House, and the bill was delivered to Governor Bob Ferguson on March 9. He is expected to sign the bill, which will make the abortion pill cheaper by eliminating the requirement that the state get paid for it.

The law...

• uses the Department of Health's network to find abortionists

• uses the Department of Corrections' pharmaceutical license to allow it to act as a distributor of the drugs "to any person, whether or not the person is in the custody or under the supervision of the department."

It states:

"The department is authorized to acquire, receive, possess, sell, resell, deliver, dispense, distribute, and engage in any activity constituting the practice of pharmacy or wholesale distribution with respect to abortion medications."

It also notes:

"The department shall coordinate with the department of health to identify appropriate recipients of the abortion medications and prioritize bulk distribution to health care providers and health care entities, including Indian health care providers.

The department may but is not required to obtain any payment for delivering, dispensing, or distributing abortion medications or engaging in any other activity under this section."

Originally, the state was required to sell the abortion drugs at "list price" plus a $5 fee, which was allegedly higher than the rate that abortionists were charging patients.

It costs about $600 without health insurance, according to GoodRx.

Zoom In:

Dr. Zoe Taylor spoke to Big News Network, calling it a "no-brainer" for the Washington Department of Health to sell or donate the abortion pills to mail-order pharmacies and abortion facilities.

"There are people every day who can't afford this medication who need it in this country," she said. "The more of that we can do by telemedicine or through the mail, the less we make people travel, the less we make people take off work, the less they have to figure out child care."

Despite wasting more than a million dollars to stockpile this drug regimen that intentionally kills preborn children, the Washington state government claims that the new law "is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions."

Meanwhile, countless women are likely to be injured by these drugs, and even more children will be killed by them.

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The Bottom Line:

The abortion pill is dangerous, and handing it out like candy increases the likelihood that women could undergo abortions under coercion, and many could end up in the emergency room with serious complications, including hemorrhage, incomplete abortion, and infection.

The pressure to abort is strong, with more than 60% of post-abortive women noting that they had abortions due to familial pressures, financial pressures, or educational pressures. Making the abortion pill cheaper (and even free) will only serve as additional pressure.