Federal Appeals Court Blocks Mailing of Abortion Pill Mifepristone
A federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone cannot be dispensed through the mail, overturning Biden-era policies that expanded access to the medication. The decision has sparked intense debate between abortion rights advocates and those opposing abortion expansion.
Court Decision
A unanimous three-judge panel found that the Biden administration's policy that allowed for the prescription of the abortion pill, mifepristone, and its delivery by mail was not valid, precisely because the government had failed in its duty to make certain it was adequately protecting women's health by allowing this policy.
Policy Change
A federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.
Democratic Response
Democrats are "pushing back on a recent court ruling that block doctor's ability to prescribe the abortion pill if a Pristone through telehealth and dispense the drug through the mail, arguing it will significantly restrict reproductive care nationwide."
Supreme Court Stay
The Supreme Court says rules that allow patients to get the abortion pill mifepristone through the mail can stay the same for at least a week.