Abortion pill smuggling exemplifies the need for heightened border security

Published October 20, 2022 12:00am ET



Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, some abortions in the United States have been coming from an unlikely source: Mexico.

People are trafficking chemical abortions into the U.S. from Mexico so that women can have illegal abortions in red states, according to the Washington Post. This undermines state law and harms unborn children. It also exemplifies the need to heighten U.S.-Mexico border security.

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