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Blue state shield laws allowed 330K abortion pills to be sent to abortion ban states, pro-life group finds
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EXCLUSIVE: A pro-life group has released a new report marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, finding that nearly 330,000 abortion pills have been shipped to states with abortion restrictions since the summer of 2023 under the protection of blue state shield laws, which the report says enabled abortion numbers in several conservative states to remain at or above pre-Dobbs levels.
In the report obtained by Fox News Digital, the Restoration of America Foundation (ROAF) said more than 328,000 abortion pills have been sent into states with abortion restrictions from out-of-state between July 2023 and December 2025, citing the Society of Family Planning’s #WeCount data project. According to the report, monthly shipments of chemical abortion pills into pro-life states nearly tripled during that period, jumping from 5,400 pills sent in July 2023 to 14,870 in December 2025.
The report concluded that out-of-state abortion providers send nearly 15,000 chemical abortion pills per month to states with abortion restrictions.
This comes after the nation’s highest court overturned the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, returning the power to make laws on abortion access back to the states.
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The Restoration of America Foundation (ROAF) said more than 328,000 abortion pills have been sent to states with abortion restrictions from out-of-state between July 2023 and December 2025. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
In an interview with Fox News Digital, ROAF CEO Doug Truax said the Biden administration eased safety standards for abortion medication and «pro-death» Democrats adopted shield laws to protect providers in blue states from being prosecuted by red state governments.
«Years ago, the pro-death Biden administration and the pro-death Democrat Party writ large … they knew what we knew: that Roe was bad law, and it was going to go,» he said. «And so they started thinking ahead of what they’re going to do here.»
Truax accused the Biden administration of loosening safety standards around Mifepristone – «the abortion pill.»
«It used to be that you had to go see a doctor to get it. They took that off and said you could just get it through the mail,» Truax said.
«The second thing was the pro-death blue states started implementing the shield laws, which is the focus of the paper that we’ve got out now, which are basically the laws that prevent people in red states from going after the people in the blue states that are sending the abortion pills into the red states,» Truax said.
He argued that the U.S. is «worse off than we were from a numbers standpoint.»
«So they’ve set up an apparatus here that enables them to keep pushing more and more abortions on everybody around the country in spite of it … It’s just created this basically constitutional disorder with all these states doing whatever they want and being able to get away with it because of the shield laws.»
Despite Roe v. Wade being overturned four years ago, nine states with abortion restrictions — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas — recorded more monthly abortions in 2025 than they did in 2022 before the court’s decision.
Republican leaders in states such as Texas and Louisiana have attempted to pursue legal action against out-of-state abortion providers, although efforts to extradite providers have been unsuccessful after governors in states like California and New York stepped in.
The report concluded that out-of-state abortion providers send nearly 15,000 chemical abortion pills per month to states with abortion restrictions. (Allen G. Breed/AP Photo)
«The data now shows that mail-order abortion is overwhelming the ability of states to protect unborn life,» the ROAF report reads.
The report argues that while Republican state officials have struggled in efforts to pursue abortion providers in other states, the Trump administration can take immediate federal action to reduce the shipments of abortion pills into states with abortion restrictions by reversing Biden-era changes to FDA regulations that allowed abortion pills to be prescribed through telehealth and delivered by mail.
It also calls on the Justice Department to rescind the Biden-era memorandum on the Comstock Act and enforce existing federal laws governing the mailing of abortion drugs.
«While the success of state attempts in escalating court cases is uncertain, Trump Administration officials can act now to prevent online providers from sending dangerous abortion pills into every state,» the report reads.
Truax even stressed that President Donald Trump, who has claimed to be the most pro-life president in U.S. history, could end up as the «most pro-death president» if he fails to make changes to stop the flow of abortion pills to conservative states across the country.
«President Trump has said repeatedly he’s going to be the most pro-life president ever. Well, that’s in serious jeopardy right now. We have got a situation where the number of abortions is going up, up, up. And on this trend line, if nothing changes, he’s going to go out as the most pro-death president we’ve ever had because of the way this is trending. So we’re trying to help [the administration] understand this and say we’ve got to make some changes,» he said.
«We’re all about no more abortions. But if you get to a place where it’s back to the states, at least the red states have got the ability now going forward to do what they want and do what the people in their state want their state to do, but that’s not what’s happening. So it’s creating constitutional disorder. We have to say, what’s the point of a state law if it’s not enforced in any way? Some other state can basically just come in and just be completely lawless and do whatever they want in your state, even though you’ve got the state law that says they can’t do that, but they’re still doing it and nobody’s stopping them,» Truax added.
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ROAF CEO Doug Truax stressed that President Donald Trump could end up as the «most pro-death president» if he fails to make changes to stop the flow of abortion pills. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The report says that 22 states and Washington, D.C., have adopted some form of abortion shield law, including eight states explicitly protecting providers who prescribe abortion medication through telehealth to patients in states with abortion restrictions.
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In 2025, #WeCount identified 169,000 abortions provided under shield laws to states with restrictive laws.
«If pro-life states have no power to protect their women and babies from rogue abortionists thousands of miles away, the situation they find themselves in is not better than before the Dobbs decision—it’s worse. For the sake of our constitutional order, to say nothing of the women and babies in peril, Trump Administration officials must act swiftly and decisively to end interstate mail-order abortion,» the report concludes.
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Crowded Russian beach descends into chaos after alleged Ukrainian drone incident kills 7, including 4 children
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Vacationers were sent scrambling for safety Monday after a projectile struck a crowded beach in a Russian Black Sea resort town, killing seven people, including four children, and injuring dozens more, officials said.
Video footage captured the incident in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, where the beach was packed with visitors at the time of the strike.
The Russian Mission in Geneva said in a post on X that the «bloody attack» was carried out by a drone launched by Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of targeting civilians.
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A projectile flies overhead near Arkhipo-Osipovka, Russia, on Monday. (Social media via Reuters)
«The attack targeted civilian infrastructure. Emergency and special services are working at the crash site,» regional Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev said in a post on Telegram.
«What happened today is a targeted attack by the Kyiv regime against civilians who have no connection to the military infrastructure. This cynical and inhumane terrorist attack against children cannot be justified.»
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A fiery explosion rocks a Black Sea beach resort in Russia on Monday. (Social media via Reuters)
Andriy Kovalenko, an officer with Ukraine’s Defense Forces, disputed Russia’s account, saying the deaths were directly caused by Russian air defenses that intercepted a drone, sending debris onto the beach.
«Russian air defense shot down a drone over people lying on the beach,» Kovalenko said on Telegram.
In the video, sounds resembling gunfire were heard just seconds before a drone struck the beach, causing a fireball explosion that sent bystanders screaming. As the gunfire was heard, the drone appeared to veer sharply before diving toward the beach.
Preliminary Russian reports also found that several of the deaths were caused by «falling drone debris,» Kondratyev said.
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In another Telegram post, Kovalenko indicated that Ukraine uses its weapons against Russian military-industrial infrastructure to affect Moscow’s ability to finance the war.
He further accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of creating an «illusion» that Russia would remain safe from the war by downplaying daily explosions as falling debris, limiting air raid warnings, and positioning air defenses near populated areas such as the Black Sea resort.
Smoke rises after a deadly blast along a Russian resort beach on Monday. (Social media via Reuters)
«Putin deliberately killed these people. Because if he had not started the war and struck Ukraine, they would be alive,» Kovalenko said.
«It was Putin, his air defense, who killed these Russians. His decisions in response to their decisions launched a chain of death for Russians.»
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Trump blasts Democratic socialist candidate as ‘full of s—‘ and Dems are skipping socialism ‘for communism’
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President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed Wednesday, singling out the progressive candidate as «full of s—» while arguing Democrats are embracing communism.
The remarks came hours after El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democrat Senate primary, winning by less than one percentage point after The Associated Press called the race early Wednesday.
He will face Republican Mike Rogers in November for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters.
Trump devoted several minutes of his Las Vegas speech to attacking democratic socialist candidates, arguing they are advancing communist ideas and calling communism «the greatest threat» facing the United States.
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event in Las Vegas on Wednesday. (Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«These people are dangerous and frankly, they are lunatics. They’re crazy, and we can’t let them get into office,» Trump said. «Communism is the greatest threat to our country in its history, including even World War One, World War Two, Pearl Harbor, 9/11. I think it’s the greatest threat.»
The White House later amplified that portion of Trump’s remarks on social media, posting simply: «Communism is the greatest threat to our country.»
Trump mocked what he said communist policies would mean for Americans.
«Would you like a free house? We’ll take one from your neighbor. Would you like free rent? We’ll take it from whoever. We’ll take your building away from the landlord,» Trump said. «What they don’t say, and what Republicans should say, is that at the end of the year, you’ll have nothing but death, squalor, poverty. You’ll have a life of hell.»
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FILE – U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, greet the crowd after El-Sayed spoke at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Mich. He was recently endorsed by Michigan Democratic Sen. Tina Smith. (Sarah Rice/Getty Images, File)
The president pointed to Venezuela as an example of what he said happens when communist policies take hold.
«Look at Venezuela, where it was such a rich country 20 years ago,» Trump said. «Every time this has happened, you go through squalor … filth, crime, death, destruction, embarrassment. You lose your home. You lose your apartment.»
Trump then singled out El-Sayed by name, drawing one of the loudest reactions of the night.
«When I watch Abdul, he’s full of s—,» Trump said.
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Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, films a social media video at a pool party for content creators supporting his campaign, Monday, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
El-Sayed’s victory gives Democrats a progressive nominee in one of the country’s most closely watched Senate races. Backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., El-Sayed campaigned on Medicare for All, getting money out of politics and ending U.S. military aid to Israel.
He has described himself as a capitalist and has distanced himself from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), though Republicans have frequently tied him to the broader democratic socialist movement.
Trump later returned to a familiar theme from the second term of his presidency.
«If you remember, during my State of the Union speech, I made a very strong statement. I said that America will never be a socialist country,» Trump said. «I was right.»
The president argued Democrats now want to move beyond socialism.
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President Donald Trump introduces a family who has benefited from the «no tax on tips» policy during an event at Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas on Wednesday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
«What I didn’t say is what they’re trying to do. They want to skip socialism. They want to go right down to the bottom of the barrel. That’s communism,» Trump said. «They want it to be a communist country. We’re not letting them have it as a communist country, not even for a minute.»
Trump closed by vowing to defeat what he called the Democrat Party’s leftward movement.
«Together we will defeat communism, socialism and Marxism in America once and for all,» Trump said. «It’s defeated. It’s going to go down. It always goes down.»
The White House and El-Sayed’s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Andrew Mark Miller, Kiera McDonald, and Robert Schmad contributed to this reporting.
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Permisos de construcción se disparan un 21% en Costa Rica y apuntan al mejor año del sector desde la pandemia
La construcción mantiene un ritmo acelerado en Costa Rica. Los permisos tramitados durante el primer semestre de 2026 registraron un incremento del 21% en comparación con el mismo período de 2025, una señal que apunta a un fuerte crecimiento de la inversión y a un cierre de año con cifras históricas para el sector.
Los datos fueron presentados este martes durante la conferencia de prensa del Gobierno por el Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y de Arquitectos (CFIA), entidad que indicó que entre enero y junio se registró una intención de construcción de 5,7 millones de metros cuadrados, uno de los volúmenes más altos de los últimos años.
El director ejecutivo del CFIA, Javier Chacón, explicó que la cifra refleja los proyectos inscritos antes del inicio de las obras, por lo que constituye un indicador adelantado del comportamiento que tendrá el sector durante los próximos meses.
“El Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos registra para este primer semestre del año 2026 un incremento del 21% en la intención de construcción. Si las condiciones se mantienen como hasta ahora, podríamos esperar un cierre del año cercano a los 10,5 millones de metros cuadrados”, señaló.
La proyección supera ampliamente las estimaciones iniciales del propio Colegio, que al inicio del año esperaba un crecimiento cercano al 1%.
El repunte no se concentra únicamente en la Gran Área Metropolitana.
Según el CFIA, las provincias que mostraron el mayor crecimiento fueron Limón, Heredia y Puntarenas, impulsadas por distintos tipos de inversión pública y privada.
En Heredia, el mayor dinamismo corresponde al sector industrial, donde aumentó la construcción de nuevas bodegas y la ampliación de parques industriales, especialmente en el distrito de Ulloa.
En Puntarenas, el comportamiento responde, en gran medida, a las inversiones estatales en infraestructura desarrolladas en la zona sur del país.
Mientras tanto, en Limón, el crecimiento está asociado tanto a proyectos privados como a iniciativas vinculadas con el desarrollo logístico y turístico.
El CFIA destacó, entre otros factores, la actividad alrededor de la Terminal de Contenedores de Moín administrada por APM Terminals y los proyectos relacionados con la futura marina.
Las obras industriales fueron las que experimentaron el mayor crecimiento durante el semestre.
De acuerdo con el informe, la construcción de nuevas naves industriales, así como remodelaciones y ampliaciones de instalaciones existentes, aumentó 68.9% respecto al año anterior.
También sobresale el crecimiento de la obra urbanística, que registró un incremento del 40.4%, impulsado por proyectos de carreteras, urbanizaciones y condominios.
Los cantones de Alajuela, Heredia y Santa Cruz aparecen entre los que reportan la mayor cantidad de metros cuadrados destinados a este tipo de desarrollos.
En Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, el comportamiento estuvo marcado por el aumento en la construcción de viviendas y condominios residenciales.
El Colegio considera que las condiciones actuales permiten prever un segundo semestre igualmente positivo para la industria.
El vicepresidente de la República, Francisco Gamboa, afirmó que el desempeño del sector confirma el buen momento que, a criterio del Ejecutivo, atraviesa la economía nacional.
El jerarca destacó que el crecimiento del 21% en los permisos de construcción coincide con el aumento del 10% registrado recientemente en la producción del sector, una cifra que, según dijo, prácticamente triplica el crecimiento general de la economía.
“Al sector construcción, que es un gran indicador de la marcha de la economía, le está yendo muy bien”, manifestó.
Gamboa aprovechó además para defender la estrategia económica del Gobierno y reiteró el concepto de la llamada “economía jaguar”, utilizado por la Administración para describir el comportamiento del país en los últimos años.
El vicepresidente sostuvo que Costa Rica mantiene un crecimiento económico cercano al 5% anual, una reducción del desempleo, una disminución de los índices de pobreza y un superávit primario en las finanzas públicas, elementos que, según afirmó, respaldan esa denominación.
“Para muestra, un botón. Pues acá para muestra cinco botones de que hemos sido, somos y seguiremos siendo una economía jaguar”, expresó.
Laura Fernández destaca impacto en el empleo
Por su parte, la presidenta de la República, Laura Fernández, calificó las cifras como una muestra de que las políticas impulsadas por el Gobierno para facilitar la inversión están dando resultados.
La mandataria afirmó que el Ejecutivo continuará trabajando en la simplificación de trámites, la digitalización de procesos y la reducción de costos para quienes desarrollan proyectos constructivos.
“Hay que continuar con la estrategia de dejarlos trabajar, simplificando trámites, digitalizando y buscando que los precios sean más baratos”, señaló.
Fernández recordó que la construcción es uno de los sectores con mayor capacidad para generar empleo y encadenamientos productivos en las comunidades.
“El sector construcción genera un enorme multiplicador de empleo y dinamización de la economía. Es una de las actividades donde más encadenamientos se producen”, concluyó.
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