What’s new: A source post citing the Daily Wire reports that Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a civil lawsuit against New York‑based Mayday Health, accusing the group of violating Kentucky consumer protection laws by promoting access to abortion pills that state law prohibits from being mailed or delivered into the state.
What sparked the case
According to the source article, Mayday Health chartered a plane that flew over the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville with a banner reading “ABORTION PILLS BY MAIL.” The same source says Coleman’s office had been investigating Mayday since January after ads appeared at gas stations in Christian, Simpson, and Logan counties reading, “Pregnant? Don’t want to be? Learn more at Mayday Health.”
What the complaint allegedly argues
The source states that Coleman’s complaint contends Mayday’s website “facilitates, encourages and is even integral to the distribution of abortion‑inducing drugs into Kentucky through the mail,” connecting users to specific providers and telehealth appointments and offering guidance on “scrubbing” digital footprints.
How Mayday frames it, per the source
The source reports that Mayday Health maintains it is sharing “constitutionally protected information.”
What Kentucky law provides, per the report
The article says Kentucky’s General Assembly classified the mailing or delivery of abortion‑inducing drugs as a Class D felony in 2022. It adds that Coleman’s lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction and financial penalties. The filing is civil, not criminal, according to the source post.
Attribution and quotes
The source attributes this quote to Attorney General Coleman: “These out‑of‑state activists are not only breaking Kentucky law, they seem to delight in rubbing our faces in it. The State Fair is a beloved Kentucky tradition for families and children to celebrate our Commonwealth. We refuse to allow Mayday to taint our values and put our people at risk.”
The article also quotes Kentucky Right to Life executive director Addia Wuchner: “Kentuckians deserve better than out‑of‑state activists pushing dangerous abortion drugs into our Commonwealth.”
About Mayday’s leadership, per the source
The source asserts Mayday Health was founded by a former Biden official and identifies executive director Leo Raisner as having served as traveling content director for President Biden’s Office of Digital Strategy.
