This piece was originally published at LifeNews.com.

In a disappointing development this week, the U.S. Supreme Court refused Louisiana’s pleas to halt one of the biggest silent epidemics killing Americans. As the case continues at the circuit court level, national leaders raising their voices for justice have never been needed more.

On one side are manufacturers of mifepristone, a drug used in over 60% of abortions in the U.S. today – about 600,000 a year. On the other, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and a young woman who never wanted an abortion but paid a heavy price for the FDA’s bad policies anyway.

It’s Senator Bill Cassidy’s part that I most want to highlight today. One of a handful of physicians in the U.S. Senate, Dr. Cassidy is one of the nation’s most vocal advocates for protecting Louisianans and all Americans from this deadly drug scourge.

Cassidy led more than 100 Senate and House colleagues in an amicus brief calling on the Court to stop the reckless mailing of this risky drug – without ever seeing a doctor in person – that violates Louisiana laws and puts women and children in harm’s way.