Senator Hawley urges DOJ probe into mail-order abortion service Plan C

Senator Josh Hawley has asked the Justice Department to investigate Plan C, a group that provides instructions for obtaining abortion pills by mail and advises users on evading state laws.

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley requested that the Department of Justice open a criminal investigation into Plan C, which offers guidance on obtaining abortion medication through the mail while encouraging users to conceal their actions with privacy-focused browsers and encrypted email. Hawley contends that the group undermines state abortion laws and endangers women by removing required medical oversight, a concern highlighted by incidents of men coercing partners with online-ordered pills.

He points to the Biden administration's pandemic-era removal of the in-person dispensing rule for mifepristone as a precedent for risky deregulation. The senator also criticizes recent congressional funding for Planned Parenthood despite reports of clinic understaffing and substandard care. Hawley urges Congress and the administration to reinstate robust safeguards, especially for minors and women with serious health conditions, arguing that the current model isolates patients and enables abuse.