The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed access to medication abortion via telemedicine and by mail to continue, blocking a decision at the appellate court level that had restricted the drug. The justices granted emergency requests from the makers of mifepristone, Danco Laboratories LLC and GenBioPro Inc., after the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of […]
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Mifepristone can still be distributed by mail while appeal is pending
An abortion rights advocate holds shows a box of mifepristone outside the Supreme Court on March 26, 2024. (Shuran Huang/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Posted May 15, 2026 at 6:44am
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