Missouri's Republican attorney general filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing reproductive healthcare provider Planned Parenthood of misleading women about the potential risks of using the abortion drug mifepristone.

The Missouri lawsuit says Planned Parenthood is lying about the safety of medical abortions to “cut costs and boost revenue,” and the abortion provider is in violation of consumer-protection

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is suing the national Planned Parenthood organization over its claims regarding the abortion drug mifepristone. Bailey filed the lawsuit against the Planned Parenthood Federation of America on Wednesday in Cole County Circuit Court.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, in a lawsuit, says Planned Parenthood is violating Missouri’s consumer protection law by falsely advertising medication abortions as safe.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood on Wednesday, July 23. The suit alleges the group lied to patients about the potential risks of the abortion drug mifepristone.

Teresa Pettis, 21, protested outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis on the day the Missouri legislature passed a bill banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy.

The lawsuit argues Planned Parenthood's national organization has misled consumers about the safety of mifepristone, which is used in a regimen with another drug to expel a pregnancy.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is suing the national Planned Parenthood organization over its claims regarding the abortion drug mifepristone.