US Rep. Jasmine Crockett warns anti-abortion advocates that Viagra could be next

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said Mifepristone Grio is meant to “save someone’s life” – unlike Viagra, which has proven fatal in some cases.

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, R-Texas, is warning anti-abortion advocates who wish to ban the abortion drug to be careful because other popular drugs like Viagra may soon be banned.

“The fact that Viagra is a drug that is actually more dangerous (than mifepristone) and is not being challenged (in court), I want those who think this fight is not their fight to think about what could happen happen,” Crockett told the Grio.

Crockett cautioned: “It could be Viagra, it could also be a diabetes drug, a cancer drug… if for some reason the Supreme Court” imposes restrictions on the use of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medical abortion procedures.

Crockett’s remarks come days after the Texas lawmaker involved in conversation with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf during a hearing before the House Oversight Committee.

During Thursday’s hearing, Crockett compared mifepristone to Viagra and asked the commissioner: “Would you consider erectile dysfunction a life-saving way to use Viagra?”

The commissioner responded that “it doesn’t save lives.”

Crockett told the Grio that mifepristone is intended to “save someone’s life” – unlike Viagra, which has proven fatal in some cases.

“As far as I know, the risk of death with Viagra is almost 10 times greater,” Crockett said. “However, for some reason, the case is not currently in court.”

On the contrary, the 43-year-old lawyer argued that mifepristone was protected and saved the ladies’s lives.

Recalling her now-viral exchange with Commissioner Califf, Crockett stated that she knew comparing mifepristone to Viagra “would get everyone’s attention.”

She explained, “I’m not saying there aren’t other uses for Viagra, but the first use is for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and that use is just not life-saving,” as with mifepristone.

In recent months, the Department of Justice has maintained that mifepristone is the “best method” for terminating early pregnancies, and the FDA has concluded that the drug is safe for use.

Crockett’s remarks come a month after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case in which anti-abortion doctors want to ban the use of mifepristone, which would have a disproportionate impact on marginalized communities.

After hearing nearly two hours of oral arguments, the justices were skeptical that the plaintiffs, anti-abortion doctors from the Alliance For Hippocratic Medicine, had a position on the case.

The doctors argued that the court should either ban the use of the abortion pill or impose new restrictions on it so that they would not be forced to treat post-abortion patients in emergencies.

However, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, representing the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, made clear that federal law provides anti-abortion doctors with a solution by giving them the option to opt out of providing abortion care.

In a previous interview with theGrio, Crockett said she believes judges rule against anti-abortion doctors because of a lack of evidence to support their arguments and because of their “very sloppy” presentation in court.

The case should not have been “remained beyond summary judgment on the trial level,” she argued.

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