Louisiana urges Supreme Court to uphold order blocking mailing of abortion pill
The state says 1,000 illegal abortions a month are linked to mailed mifepristone and asks justices to keep in-person dispensing rules in place.
- On Thursday, Louisiana urged the Supreme Court to uphold a 5th Circuit ruling prohibiting the mailing of mifepristone, arguing the drug violates its strict abortion bans despite FDA approval for remote prescription.
- Last week, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Louisiana has standing to sue, stating FDA regulations enabling telehealth prescriptions "opened the door" for mifepristone to reach Louisiana women, causing approximately 1,000 illegal abortions monthly.
- Manufacturers Danco and GenBioPro asked the Supreme Court to intervene on Saturday, prompting Justice Samuel Alito to temporarily pause the lower court's order on Monday, keeping the drug widely available through May 11.
- Louisiana reported spending over $92,000 on Medicaid costs and more than $17,000 investigating three cases related to mail-order mifepristone, claiming these expenses establish legal standing to challenge federal policies.
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Louisiana urges Supreme Court to uphold order blocking mailing of abortion pill
Louisiana officials in a court filing urged the Supreme Court to leave in place an order from a lower court that blocks women nationwide from obtaining a widely used abortion medication through the mail. The Trump administration, trying to straddle the line on abortion, was silent. Last week, Justice Samuel Alito temporarily paused an order from the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals…
Louisiana urges Supreme Court to leave in place order barring mailing of abortion pill
The state of Louisiana on Thursday afternoon urged the Supreme Court in Danco Laboratories v. Louisiana and GenBioPro v. Louisiana to leave in place an order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that prohibits the mailing of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions, which are in turn the most common form of abortion in the United States. Justice Samuel Alito, who fields emergency requests from the 5th Circuit, on M…
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Los Angeles TimesLouisiana urges Supreme Court to block abortion pills sent by mail
WASHINGTON — Louisiana's state attorneys on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to stand aside for now and to uphold an appeals court ruling that would stop the mailing of abortion pills nationwide.
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