Donald Trump is facing renewed criticism from anti-abortion campaigners in the United States, who say his administration failed to properly regulate abortion pills, leaving women vulnerable to forced terminations in cases reported from Kentucky, Texas, Ohio and beyond this year. The complaints centre on mifepristone and similar drugs that can be prescribed online and sent by post, which critics argue have become a quiet weapon in the hands of abusive partners.
A growing number of criminal cases in US courts now involve men allegedly slipping abortion drugs into food, drink or medication without a woman's knowledge. In Glasgow, Kentucky, earlier this year, a man was accused of replacing his girlfriend's medication with abortion pills; her baby survived, but investigators say other women have not been so lucky. Heartbeat International, a global network of pro-life pregnancy centres, has begun publicly tracking such cases and says what is visible in the headlines is likely only a fraction of what is happening in private.
