President Joe Biden’s decision to sign an executive order that expands access to abortion pills is attracting criticism from groups that question the safety of medication abortions.

“Women in Wisconsin and nationwide deserve better than the empty promises of abortion providers,” Gracie Skogman, legislative director of Wisconsin Right to Life, said in a release. “Women deserve comprehensive support for themselves and their preborn children.” 

That group questions whether abortion pills are safe.

“Medication abortions, often taken at home and without critical medical supervision, are incredibly damaging and potentially dangerous to both the preborn child and mother,” Skogman said. “We call on President Biden to ensure that women facing challenging or unexpected pregnancies are provided with the life affirming support they need, and support the efforts of Pregnancy Resource Centers instead of abortion providers.”

The release came in response to Biden’s decision Friday to sign an executive order calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to increase access to abortion pills, Politico reported. Biden used the opportunity to call on American women to vote for Democrats in the midterm elections in order to further expand abortion access. 

The action also drew criticism from the left, who said Biden isn’t doing enough regarding abortion rights. 

“We’ve received a lot of lip service from this administration and all the gaslighting calls to ‘just vote’ are not enough,” Sharmin Hossain, the campaign director of the Liberate Abortion Coalition, told Politico.

Still, Planned Parenthood applauded the signing of the executive order.

"We’re in a national health care crisis and need officials at every level of government to do everything within their authority to fight for access to abortion,” Jacqueline Ayers, Planned Parenthood’s senior vice president of Policy, said in a release. “Amid the Supreme Court stripping Americans of their constitutional right to abortion after nearly 50 years, we need an urgent and robust response to ensure people get the essential health care they need. Planned Parenthood is encouraged the administration is reaffirming its commitment to abortion access and looks forward to working toward implementation of these and other strategies to address this crisis.” 

The "abortion pill" is typically a five-pill regimen, consisting of one mifepristone pill and four misoprostol pills; a report on YourChoiceLakeland.com said. 

For two to four weeks after the pills are taken, most women experience cramping, bleeding, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, diarrhea and headaches; the report said. Some women experience blood clots larger than lemons, severe abdominal and back pain, or continued pregnancy. Psychological side effects are more common and longer-lasting than physical side effects and include depression, regret, guilt, anger, loneliness, nightmares, loss of self-confidence, relationship problems and suicidal thoughts. Some women also experience fatal bacterial infections or fatal toxic shock as a result of abortion pills.