Supreme Court temporarily extends women’s access to a widely used abortion pill
- Justice Samuel Alito issued an order on Monday allowing women to continue obtaining mifepristone through mail and pharmacies, blocking a Fifth Circuit ruling that would have required in-person doctor visits.
- A Louisiana lawsuit challenging Food and Drug Administration rules on mifepristone prescriptions prompted the legal dispute, with lower courts initially concluding the state is likely to prevail in suspending telehealth and mail access.
- Republican Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes argues in-person visits protect women, while Democratic State Representative Donna Howard claims legislators are trying to "practice medicine without a license" by restricting the drug.
- Four years after overturning Roe and Wade, the Supreme Court is weighing the case, leaving President Donald Trump in a difficult position balancing anti-abortion group support against public polling showing broader abortion rights support.
- Medication abortions accounted for nearly two-thirds of all abortions in 2023, and the ruling could significantly impact access in more than a dozen states that have already effectively banned abortion outright.
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Supreme Court temporarily extends mail access to widely used abortion pill
The Supreme Court has allowed telemedicine access to a widely used abortion bill to continue through at least Thursday so the justices have more time to weigh a national ban on accessing the pills through the mail, the Associated Press reports. Justice Samuel Alito on Monday signed a three-day extension of an earlier court order […] The post Supreme Court temporarily extends mail access to widely used abortion pill appeared first on San Antonio …
APPROVED — Supreme Court STUNS Conservatives with Ruling
The Supreme Court on Monday extended a temporary order allowing continued access to the abortion pill Mifepristone through telehealth while the justices consider a major emergency appeal. Justice Samuel Alito issued the updated order, extending a prior administrative stay until Thursday at 5 p.m. Eastern. The temporary move keeps in place broader access to the drug while the court weighs the underlying legal fight. But conservatives have a trick…
Supreme Court continues access to abortion pill by mail, for a few days
WASHINGTON — A widely used abortion medication will continue to be available by mail nationwide for at least the next three days, according to a brief order issued Monday by Justice Samuel Alito. The post Supreme Court continues access to abortion pill by mail, for a few days appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
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