Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche hinted that he would crack down on mail-order abortion drugs and work to ban abortion nationwide in a call with faith leaders, several news outlets reported.
The call, which was posted online by the organisation Intercessors for America on its YouTube page on July 30, was hosted by the White House Faith Office, Politico reported on August 3. The audio was taken down on the afternoon of August 4 but was archived by other news outlets.
Intercessors for America, a Christian organisation founded in 1973, describes itself as “the largest national prayer ministry dedicated to praying for our government and leaders”.
On the call, Blanche admitted that progress towards additional abortion restrictions in the US had been “taking longer than we want”.
“We don’t have complete victory yet, but we will have victory, and victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,” he said.
Blanche said he was working with other groups to further restrict abortion rights in the US.
“We’re working hand in hand with the [Department of Health and Human Services] and the [Food and Drug Administration] and the White House and President Trump’s team to get permanent solutions so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state,” Blanche said.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was the 2022 Supreme Court case that overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Following the Dobbs ruling, states were free to determine their own abortion laws.
Since Dobbs, some states have chosen to heavily restrict or ban abortion, while others have instead codified a right to abortion in their constitutions.
“If states have said, ‘We are going to protect the unborn and we’re going to protect every life from the moment of conception,’ we’re putting practices and policies in place so that other states and other organizations can’t attack that,” Blanche said. “They can’t do things like they’re doing with mailing in mail-order drugs.”
Since the Dobbs decision, women living in states where abortion has been restricted have been able to receive abortion drugs through the mail using various telehealth platforms. In May 2026, the Supreme Court stayed a decision in Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, allowing the case to continue through the lower courts.
Blanche was named Acting Attorney General on April 2, 2026, following the dismissal of Pam Bondi. He was formally nominated to the position in June, and his confirmation remains ongoing.
