Anti-abortion groups applaud Blanche review of Biden DOJ policy on mailing abortion drugs

Published August 7, 2026 9:00am ET



EXCLUSIVE — A coalition of prominent anti-abortion organizations urged President Donald Trump’s acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to overturn a Biden-era Justice Department opinion that permits abortion drugs to be sent through the mail.

In a Friday letter sent to the DOJ and obtained by the Washington Examiner, the groups applauded Blanche’s pledge to review whether the Office of Legal Counsel’s interpretation of the Comstock Act “reflects the actual statutory text that Congress enacted.” The appeal came as senators prepared to consider his nomination for attorney general, and just days after Blanche privately reassured faith leaders about the ongoing review of the abortion drug mifepristone.

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