The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit seeking $350 million in penalties against Planned Parenthood and its Florida affiliates, accusing them of deceptively marketing abortion-pill drugs as being “safer than Tylenol.”
In its 37-page complaint, the state alleges that Planned Parenthood made the “safer than Tylenol” claim despite evidence showing a significant number of hospitalizations and deaths linked to the chemical abortion pill process. Attorney General James Uthmeier stated that “one in 25 women that take these chemical pills end up in the hospital,” and cited “dozens of deaths” as of the date of filing.
The claim triggers both the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) and the state’s racketeering statute (RICO). The suit requests civil penalties of $10,000 for each alleged misrepresentation and accuses Planned Parenthood of operating a “pattern of racketeering activity” by promoting these drugs for profit.
If successful, the case could impose severe sanctions: the suit asks the court not only for financial damages but also for injunctive relief that might include suspension of licenses, re-organisation of enterprises, or dissolution of affiliates operating in Florida.