Court Restores In-Person Rule for Abortion Pill Nationwide
TL;DR
A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated a nationwide in-person dispensing rule for the abortion pill, limiting telehealth access that had expanded after Dobbs. Louisiana had challenged the FDA’s rules, arguing the regulations allow out-of-state prescribers to bypass state bans. The Fifth Circuit’s decision marks a significant development in the ongoing legal fight over mifepristone access and safety amid the broader abortion rights debate.
- Appeals court blocks FDA rule that allows women to obtain abortion drugs by mail CNN
- Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Abortion Pills by Mail The New York Times
- Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone AP News
- Federal appeals court temporarily blocks telehealth access to abortion pills nationwide MS NOW
- Appeals court ends nationwide access to abortion pills via telehealth and mail NBC News
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