Protect access to abortion medication

In anticipation of a Texas federal district court ruling suspending the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, many Alliance states began securing stockpiles of abortion medication.
RFA Affirms the Safety of Mifepristone
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  • Alliance
    •  January 14, 2026

    RFA Affirms the Safety of Mifepristone

    The Reproductive Freedom Alliance (RFA)–a nonpartisan coalition of 23 governors committed to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom–today submitted a statement for the record to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). The statement is in connection with the HELP Committee hearing on medication abortion on January 14 and calls on lawmakers to reject politicized, non-peer reviewed claims that contradict decades of scientific evidence.
    Reproductive Freedom Alliance Urges FDA to Uphold Science on Mifepristone
  • Alliance
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  • Alliance
    •  October 14, 2025

    Reproductive Freedom Alliance Urges FDA to Uphold Science on Mifepristone

    The Reproductive Freedom Alliance — a nonpartisan coalition of 23 governors committed to protecting and expanding reproductive health care — today submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Commissioner Makary to reject political interference and stand by decades of scientific evidence supporting mifepristone’s safety and effectiveness.
    Gov. Pritzker Signs Bills to Fortify Reproductive Health Care in Illinois
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    Gov. Pritzker Signs Bills to Fortify Reproductive Health Care in Illinois

    Gov. Pritzker signed an expanded state shield law (HB3637) protecting health care providers from discipline for providing health care services that are lawful in Illinois, and HB3709 which requires public colleges and universities to offer contraception and medication abortion if they have an on-campus pharmacy or student health center.
    New law lets Maine prescribers keep their names off abortion pill labels
  • Press Herald
  • Maine
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  • Press Herald
  • Maine
    •  June 2, 2025 • Joe Lawor

    New law lets Maine prescribers keep their names off abortion pill labels

    Joe Lawor

    Governor Janet Mills signs legislation that allows healthcare providers in Maine to keep their names off prescription labels when prescribing abortion medication like mifepristone.
    Governor Murphy Champions Paid Parental Leave and Advocates for Greater Affordability and Access to Reproductive Care in State of the State Address
  • New Jersey
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  • New Jersey
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    Governor Murphy Champions Paid Parental Leave and Advocates for Greater Affordability and Access to Reproductive Care in State of the State Address

    New Jersey aims to establish paid family leave as the norm by providing 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all state workers, while also prioritizing reproductive freedom by stockpiling mifepristone and eliminating out-of-pocket abortion costs.
    Amicus Brief in Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
  • Oregon
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  • Oregon
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    Amicus Brief in Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

    Governor Kotek and 21 other governors filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of abortion rights in Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. In this brief, the Reproductive Freedom Alliance governors argued that if the Court reverses FDA approval of Mifepristone and limits access to the vital medicine, it could undermine Governors’ ability to provide adequate healthcare services and would have far-reaching implications beyond reproductive healthcare.
    Lawsuit Over Unnecessary Abortion Medication Restrictions
  • Oregon
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  • Oregon
    •  July 22, 2024

    Lawsuit Over Unnecessary Abortion Medication Restrictions

    As the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration lawsuit was underway, Oregon’s Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined Washington State’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson in co-leading a multi-state lawsuit against the FDA to protect enhanced access to mifepristone. The outcome of this lawsuit was Judge Thomas Rice’s decision barring the FDA from making any changes that could reduce the availability of mifepristone in the 17 states that signed on to the lawsuit.
    Mifepristone Stockpile
  • Oregon
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  • Oregon
    •  July 22, 2024

    Mifepristone Stockpile

    In response to the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s lawsuit challenging the FDA’s approval of the medication abortion drug mifepristone, Oregon secured a three-year supply of the drug. This stockpile ensures that patients seeking abortion services in Oregon will continue to have access to a safe and effective method of abortion. Oregon also developed a plan to distribute its supply of mifepristone equitably to eligible prescribers.
    Oregon Health Authority’s Reproductive Health Program
  • Oregon
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  • Oregon
    •  July 22, 2024

    Oregon Health Authority’s Reproductive Health Program

    The Oregon Health Authority’s Reproductive Health Program has leveraged diverse funding streams to create more efficient and flexible funding sources for Oregon’s network of publicly funded reproductive health clinics, including new infrastructure grants using Title X funds to bolster access to reproductive health services.
    Reproductive Health Infrastructure Investments
  • Oregon
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  • Oregon
    •  July 22, 2024

    Reproductive Health Infrastructure Investments

    Oregon allocated $3.4 million dollars to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) as part of Public Health Modernization to support reproductive health infrastructure development. This funding created a state-wide abortion access website, provided OHA-wide reproductive health services reimbursement rate revisions and alignment, and provided infrastructure grants to service providers across the state.