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Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies [View all]

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Source: AP

Updated 10:55 AM EDT, May 4, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.

The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor.

Those rules had been in effect for several years until a federal appeals court imposed new restrictions last week.

The majority of abortions in the U.S. are obtained through medications, usually a combination of mifepristone and a second drug, misoprostol. Their availability has blunted the impact of abortion bans that most Republican-led states have started enforcing since a 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed for state bans.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pills-mifepristone-supreme-court-louisiana-0533e83d67148fdfec53b1d0d30c1e8a

Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/050426zr1_f2bh.pdf

(SCOTUSBlog to the rescue for a link!)

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Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies [View all] BumRushDaShow May 4 OP

Well well RussBLib May 4 #1

The Fifth Circuit was overruled. LetMyPeopleVote May 4 #2

Short circuited... BattleRow May 4 #19

Excellent jfz9580m May 4 #3

K and R. I was looking for an article on this. Thanks. riversedge May 4 #4

AP blasted out a "breaking news" and the NYT had one too BumRushDaShow May 4 #6

Stock up. cbabe May 4 #5

Which one of them has a pregnant granddaughter? Scrivener7 May 4 #7

...or a paramour? cyndensco May 4 #8

This was a single justice order. onenote May 4 #10

So Alito, then. Scrivener7 May 4 #11

As a practical matter, he had little choice. onenote May 4 #13

Hope his granddaughter comes through it fine. Scrivener7 May 4 #15

That shouldn't matter. All the justices have enough money ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 4 #29

It's a joke, son. Scrivener7 May 4 #30

Got it. My sense of humor often fails me ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 5 #32

No. It must have been a little obscure because you were not the only one who tried to explain it to me. Scrivener7 May 5 #33

Surprising, but welcome. lostincalifornia May 4 #9

Courts in doctor offices yankee87 May 4 #12

Exactly AZ8theist May 4 #25

Is is true that this is only a pause on the 5th's decision until May 11, so briefs can be filed? AZJonnie May 4 #14

It's an "Administrative Stay" for 1 week to get responses from all parties. BumRushDaShow May 4 #20

Key word: "Temporarily..." Grins May 4 #16

Abortion NOT in the bible DemocracyForever May 4 #17

There's an abortion in the bible. Buzz cook May 4 #22

A little like dunking witches. Zackzzzz May 4 #31

Ok but God loves all people DemocracyForever May 5 #34

Jesus said some nice stuff. Buzz cook May 5 #35

Too manyJesus followers have not followed his teachings DemocracyForever May 5 #36

"Republican Party wants to be involved with every part of your life." J_William_Ryan May 4 #18

Wait... BurnDoubt May 4 #21

I don't hold my breath when it comes to this court EnergizedLib May 4 #23

It's still only available by prescription, am I right? FakeNoose May 4 #24

Post removed Post removed May 4 #26

Alito, of all people to have to sign it. Buddyzbuddy May 4 #27

It seems like everything they do in government these days is only temporary. 1WorldHope May 4 #28