WHEREAS: Chemical Abortion Pills, such as mifepristone and misoprostol, are now the most common method of abortion in the United States, accounting for over 60% of abortions and 648,500 preborn lives lost in 2023 alone; and

WHEREAS: The abortion process using these drugs often results in the remains of preborn children and active pharmaceutical compounds being expelled into household toilets and ultimately into America’s water supply; and

WHEREAS: Mifepristone is a potent progesterone blocker with known endocrine-disrupting effects that may pose serious risks to fertility, hormonal health, aquatic life, and the integrity of America’s drinking water supply; and

WHEREAS: These drugs have not been adequately studied or monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) or added to the Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6), despite the agency’s authority to regulate far less harmful substances, including farm dust and milk spills; and

WHEREAS: A growing number of lawmakers and scientists are calling for urgent federal action to assess and respond to the environmental hazards posed by these Chemical Abortion pollutants;

THEREFORE: We, the undersigned citizens of the United States, respectfully petition the Environmental Protection Agency to launch a full-scale investigation into the presence, concentration, and risks of mifepristone, misoprostol, and their active metabolites in our nation’s water systems and to take all necessary steps to regulate these substances under the Safe Drinking Water Act.