Jessica Prol Smith

Christian, wife to @logansmith86, mom, writer, former DC staffer “...people lose when the gov’t is the one deciding which ideas should prevail." -Justice Thomas

[Jessica Prol Smith @JessicaProl]

@alisa_childers And all these things can be true at the same time.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 WOW! Rep. Wesley Hunt just made the Democrats SPEECHLESS after dropping straight truth nukes

"My own father, who grew up in a segregated South, had to walk around to the back of a restaurant just to order a sandwich because of the color of his skin."

"THAT was Jim Crow, and THAT is precisely why it is so offensive to compare that era of legalized discrimination and racial terror to showing a PHOTO ID in a voting booth!"

"And it's just as offensive when groups and organizations like these manufacture faux hate and racial tension, requiring identification of vote."

"It's not oppression. It is not segregation. It is not racism."

"It is a basic standard that applies equally to every single American citizen, regardless of what you look like. You need an ID to board a plane. You need an ID to cash a check."

"You need an ID to buy alcohol. You need an ID to enter these very federal buildings. And by the way, attaining an ID in this country is an extremely low bar."

"But somehow showing an ID to vote in America is now considered to be Jim Crow 2.0. This is NOT about civil rights. This is about political theater. And the Democrat Party survives on manufacturing grievance."

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[Kristen Waggoner @KristenWaggoner]

It’s been a momentous week in the relationship between @US_FDA and the pro-life movement: first a leadership change at the agency, then a Supreme Court order on the FDA’s authorization of mail-order abortion.

There’s a simple way the administration can hit the “reset” button on this relationship—while ridding America of a central plank of the Biden agenda once and for all.

I humbly invite the new FDA leadership to resolve our lawsuit on mail-order abortion.

Last year, Louisiana @AGLizMurrill and @ADFLegal sued the FDA over its abortion-by-mail scheme. Under President Biden, the FDA decided that these high-risk drugs—which according to the FDA’s own label send roughly 1 in 25 women to the E.R.—could be dispensed remotely, without seeing a doctor. This was done for the express purpose of nullifying Dobbs and flooding pro-life states with illegal abortion drugs.

Sadly, that plan worked. Every month, this reckless scheme takes thousands of unborn lives in pro-life states.

But it’s also been catastrophic for women's safety. Both HHS @SecKennedy and then-Commissioner Makary have agreed that the Biden FDA’s action “lack[ed] adequate consideration” of the safety risks. A recent Fifth Circuit ruling pointed out that “FDA conceded it had failed to adequately study whether remotely prescribing mifepristone is safe.”

These lax standards are also a gift to abusive men, who can now easily obtain these drugs and force them on unwilling or unsuspecting women. That’s why our lawsuit includes plaintiff Rosalie Markezich, a Louisiana woman who lost her baby when her boyfriend coerced her to take abortion drugs he’d ordered from California. The Wall Street Journal recently detailed several similar, chilling incidents in a piece titled “Mifepristone as a Tool of Coercion.”

Once people understand the risks of mail-order abortion—and the fact that it was motivated by politics, not science—the FDA’s approval of it becomes hard to defend. The Trump FDA has not done so. Nor did it join abortion drugmakers in asking the Supreme Court to restore mail-order abortion last week.

Perhaps the time is right to reconsider why we’re facing off against each other in court at all.

While yesterday’s SCOTUS emergency order was disappointing, it says nothing about the merits of the case. It’s notable that all seven Fifth Circuit judges who have addressed the merits of our arguments have found that we are likely to win. And the case is moving forward. We are confident it’s a strong one.

We invite the FDA to help us send the Biden legacy to the ash heap of history, restoring a crucial safeguard that was in place during the first Trump administration.

Women deserve real health care. Babies deserve life. Pro-life states deserve to enforce their laws. The Trump admin should be our allies in this. Let’s talk.

[Jessica Prol Smith @JessicaProl]

Disappointing.

[Clare Anne Ath @clareanneath]

🚨 BREAKING: SCOTUS has granted a stay in a 7-2 decision, allowing mifepristone to continue being dispensed via mail/telehealth nationwide while litigation continues.

Justices Thomas and Alito dissented.

Thomas argued that mailing the drug violates the Comstock Act and called it a “criminal enterprise.” Alito warned it undermines Dobbs.

[Logan Smith @logasmi]

I think I died and went to heaven.

[Jessica Prol Smith @JessicaProl]

@karolineleavitt @maryricehasson She’s precious and you look great, @karolineleavitt. Congrats! 🎉

[Kristen Waggoner @KristenWaggoner]

The Supreme Court's action today is NOT a reversal of Friday's victory for women and their children. It's the typical procedural pause - the Justices now have seven days to consider the emergency application.

The Biden FDA acted recklessly and unlawfully, and I look forward to holding it and the dangerous drug manufacturers accountable alongside our client Rosalie and @AGLizMurrill as our case moves forward.

[Jessica Prol Smith @JessicaProl]

Story is compelling; I can relate to much of it. 🫠

“So this is where I am now: I don’t outsource my judgment anymore. I don’t confuse authority with truth. And I don’t ignore mothers, even when the consensus has lost all curiosity.”

[Katy Talento @KatyTalento]

I put on a happy face for the cameras, but inside, the cognitive dissonance had begun.

Irrational lockdowns (churches - no, Walmart - yes). Mask mania that made no scientific sense. PCR tests on kooky-high cycle threshold to find something that wasn't there.

School closures that hurt children who weren't at risk.

But it was the FDA's labeling shenanigans a year later that started the true wake-up - designed to protect giant pharmaceutical corporations from US instead of protecting us from THEM.

I started watching dangerous films like "Vaxxed" and consuming dangerous content from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - who I had dismissed years prior.

Here's my apology letter to him, to the president, and to America.

Story (no paywall) linked in comment.

[Heartbeat Int'l @HeartbeatIntl]

Breaking - A win for women: the Fifth Circuit has temporarily blocked mail-order abortion pills.

Women deserve real medical care, in-person support, and informed consent—not dangerous abortion drugs sent through the mail without physician oversight.

This decision helps protect women from isolated chemical abortions and reinforces the need for compassionate, life-affirming care.

“This ruling is a win for women and for common-sense medical care. Women deserve better than dangerous abortion drugs sent through the mail without physician oversight or in-person support. This is one step closer ensuring women have access to real healthcare, real compassion, and life-affirming options—not isolation and risk disguised as convenience.” Jor-El Godsey, Heartbeat President

https://t.co/XHL45ovoRh

[SBA Pro-Life America @sbaprolife]

🚨BREAKING: A federal appeals court has halted the Trump-Vance FDA's mail-order abortion drug policy, effective immediately.

[Jessica Prol Smith @JessicaProl]

More true than false, eh @logasmi?

[Viva La Stool @VivaLaStool]

“Being married to your true partner and having a good marriage is a superpower in life. Where it’s like you feel like every problem can be beaten because there’s two of you… If I have a problem she has a problem, if she has a problem I have a problem and we tackle it together. Knowing someone who always has your back is a superpower” -@BarstoolBigCat

[Jessica Prol Smith @JessicaProl]

Yes. Terribly misleading. 🙄

[Roger Severino @RogerSeverino_]

In what world is pictures of parents holding babies code for "Abortions available here"? This is next level harassment of pro-life pregnancy resources centers by politicized and weaponized State AGs. Thankfully SCOTUS seems inclined to put an end to it.

[Thomas More Society @ThomasMoreSoc]

We were proud to file a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of @HeartbeatIntl and @inspirelifenow in support of First Choice. This ruling will meaningfully bolster our active cases defending pregnancy centers against other fishing expeditions brought by state AGs.

https://t.co/ea88WX6uBM

[Heartbeat Int'l @HeartbeatIntl]

The #SCOTUS unanimous 9-0 decision sends a clear legal message: the government cannot evade constitutional scrutiny by hiding behind investigatory subpoenas.
Faith-based pregnancy help organizations should not have to endure government overreach before they can defend their constitutional rights in federal court.
This decision is a vital safeguard against abuse of power and a strong reminder that constitutional protections must be available when they are needed most. — Danielle White, Esq

[Josh Hawley @HawleyMO]

Incredibly proud of Erin’s UNANIMOUS victory at the Supreme Court today protecting pregnancy care centers. Huge win for life and the First Amendment

[Jessica Prol Smith @JessicaProl]

And now they've got a resounding 9-0 correction from #SCOTUS.

[Samuel Green @ProLifeSamuel]

New Jersey once "adopted the motto 'Liberty and Prosperity,'" but is now pursuing "a full review of the 'widows’ mites'—the identity of literal church nonnas filling baby bottles with coins for the pregnancy centers."

A great read from @JessicaProl about a Supreme Court case!

[Jessica Prol Smith @JessicaProl]

I spent my childhood in the Garden State and still love so many things about the state.

But NJ's 9-0 #SCOTUS loss (First Choice v. Davenport) is undeniably good news for pregnancy centers, the people they serve, and--frankly--anyone who cares about "Liberty" or "Prosperity."

[Jessica Prol Smith @JessicaProl]

Fun fact: the Garden State was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. During this era, it also adopted the motto “Liberty and Prosperity” – a watchword, I argue, that’s become tragically ironic.

Just look at the SCOTUS case First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin

[Jessica Prol Smith @JessicaProl]

Elder millennial joys.

[Heartbeat Int'l @HeartbeatIntl]

Hear the latest re the APR case in NY: @jessicaprol - Can NY Target Pregnancy Centers’ Speech? at https://t.co/U3lgNGoAdb @LarsLarsonShow

[Heartbeat Int'l @HeartbeatIntl]

Letitia James’ Crusade Against Abortion Pill Reversal Is Also Killing Free Speech @JessicaProl https://t.co/0AZLfPwsJ2