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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin joined 17 other states in filing an amicus brief with the Eighth Circuit supporting South Dakota's law restricting the advertising and distribution of abortion pills. Griffin emphasized defending state laws protecting unborn babies and the right of states to regulate abortion within their borders.

Planned Parenthood Great Plains reports that over 70% of patients at its Kansas health centers come from outside the state, including many traveling from Arkansas, where abortion is illegal. The organization describes its Pittsburg, Kansas facility as a crucial hub for abortion access for patients from Arkansas and other neighboring pro-life states.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin joined Louisiana and Alabama in suing to stop the illegal shipment of abortion drugs into their states, challenging blue state shield laws that protect such mail-order abortions. Griffin emphasized that these abortion pills are dangerous even when manufactured to FDA standards and condemned the deceptive practices of those distributing them without proper medical oversight.