Open letter highlights the voices of women who sought abortion pill reversal and now oppose efforts to restrict information about the protocol.
June 24, 2026
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 200 women who personally sought help through the Abortion Pill Rescue® Network (APRN) have signed an open letter expressing their gratitude for the care, information, and hope they received after choosing to try and reverse an abortion they did not want to finish. More than 40 of those women are Californians, from the very state where Attorney General Rob Bonta is seeking to silence Heartbeat International, the organization that manages APRN, and punish its speech about abortion pill reversal in the case The People of the State of California v. Heartbeat International & RealOptions.
“These precious women and their babies are not political talking points,” Danielle White, General Counsel for Heartbeat, said. “They are the women whose voices and hopeful, life-altering stories have been largely absent from the public conversation. It’s appalling that California’s lawyers seek to paint hope as harm, to silence their stories and dismiss as mere delusion their tangible gift of motherhood after APR. It is also revealing that California cannot produce a single woman who claims to have been harmed by information about the APR protocol, even as multiple happy mothers prepare to take the stand to testify to how APR helped them to reverse their in-progress abortions.”
Signers voluntarily contacted the APRN after taking mifepristone because they wanted to know if there was any possibility of continuing their pregnancies. They indicate in the letter that they were “free to accept or decline that care.” They reached out to the APRN because they wanted information during one of the most time-sensitive and emotional moments of their lives. And APRN provided them free, compassionate help.
The open letter reads, in part: “Hope is not harm. Information is not misconduct. Compassion is not deception.” The letter notes that “women deserve to know all of their options” and signers support “the continued availability of Abortion Pill Rescue Network services for women who may one day find themselves in the same position.” The letter also indicates that many of the women who signed the letter welcomed children they cherish today, while others may not have experienced the outcome they hoped for.
“Heartbeat is honored to stand alongside these courageous women as they share their experiences publicly,” Andrea Trudden, vice president of communications and marketing, said. “Each signature, story, and baby picture we receive reminds us that patients deserve truthful information, compassionate care, and the freedom to make informed medical decisions without government censorship.”
The complete open letter, signed by more than 200 women, is available on the APRN website.
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Heartbeat International is the largest worldwide network of life-affirming pregnancy help organizations, offering support, training, and resources to empower women and families to choose life. The Abortion Pill Rescue Network is one of Heartbeat’s key initiatives, providing a 24/7 helpline and access to a network of medical professionals to help women seeking to reverse chemical abortions.
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