Arkansas, Louisiana, and Alabama are suing 29 people and groups they say shipped abortion pills across state lines, according to a news release.
The civil suit claims the defendants violated state laws barring outside groups from facilitating abortions inside state borders.
The defendants include doctors and health care clinics.
The abortion pills in question include mifepristone. That drug is used in the most common method of abortion and is at the center of a separate lawsuit over its legality.
The Supreme Court issued an order in May that, on the federal level, allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug through the mail or at pharmacies without an in-person visit to a doctor as the case continues to play out in court.
The federal Food and Drug Administration, which first approved mifepristone for use in abortion in 2000, stopped requiring in-person visits five years ago.
Shield laws
The three states also filed an original action in the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of shield laws in California, Massachusetts, and New York. The laws shield abortion providers from liability in Arkansas.
Griffin is running for reelection as Arkansas Attorney General. He is running unopposed.
Louisiana abortion ban:
Louisiana has a near-total abortion law in place. Abortion-inducing drugs or chemical abortions are also illegal.
In Louisiana, any abortion deemed medically necessary must be done in a licensed medical facility. Physicians are also required to send an abortion report.
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