Since Roe v. Wade was reversed in 2022, the abortion industry has shifted to new tactics to draw new victims. This is especially evident in states which had previously existing pro-life laws ready to take effect when Roe was reversed or have since passed pro-life laws. We have seen the rise in the ordering of Chemical Abortion Pills online in all 50 states, but something many Americans may not be aware of is the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in aiding the trafficking of these deadly pills. AI chatbots such as ChatGPT can give information on how to access abortion for users in all states, including those in states where abortion is illegal.

ChatGPT is a quick, supposedly private, and impersonal alternative to genuine medical care, which explains its rise in popularity among people wanting information about abortion. Inspired by a pro-abortion article which outlined how ChatGPT is being used to promote abortion vendors, I decided to test its answers about how I could get an abortion in my pro-life state.

Upon asking the simple question “How can I get an abortion in Alabama,” ChatGPT said that while abortion is not legally available in the state, punishments for abortion laws only apply to “providers” within the state. It explained that the two legal options for people seeking abortion in this pro-life state are to either travel to another state which permits abortion or to order Chemical Abortion Pills via mail.

ChatGPT attaches organization names, phone numbers, and websites that users in pro-life states can visit for out-of-state abortion travel or discreetly ordering Chemical Abortion Pills via mail. ChatGPT is directly linking users to abortion vendors with no regard to the mother’s age or circumstances, the preborn child’s gestational age, or potentially dangerous health issues associated with pregnancy.

It is persuading young women to take the lives of their children at home with no medical supervision, which comes with a myriad of health risks ranging from hemorrhage to death. ChatGPT is also linking users to pro-abortion organizations that fund out-of-state travel to abortion vendors. Using language I felt that a person considering abortion might use, I prompted the chatbot once again.

It gave me this option for shipping Chemical Abortion Pills to my doorstep, along with two other organizations and their website links. It finally gave me some things to consider in order to circumvent Alabama law and reduce online tracking, like using a private email and alternate mailing address. This is why we’re seeing a marked uptick in abusive men ordering these pills and slipping them to their pregnant partners.

AI’s readiness to skirt laws and push abortion is a problem that underscores the need for stronger pro-life engagement and protective laws. In this case, I asked it plainly how to procure an abortion, but instead of wholesale promoting creepy pill-peddling and out-of-state abortion travel, AI chatbots like ChatGPT should at least promote resources that make choosing Life seem realistic, attainable, and preferable. After all, half the time you insert a pro-life prompt, AI trips over itself in its insistence that pro-lifers are biased and unscientific, etc. It ought to show the same skepticism towards the pro-abortion queries.

Instead of linking pro-abortion organizations in the chat, chatbots should inform users about free pregnancy help centers, prenatal care, adoption services, and support for parents facing unplanned pregnancies. For pro-life advocates, this modern challenge is about ensuring that technology does not quietly erode the progress our movement has made in reestablishing the dignity of human life.