Supreme Court extends freeze on abortion pill restrictions

Source: Axios · Bias: Center Left

Summary

The Supreme Court on Monday extended a freeze on new restrictions on mifepristone, allowing the widely used abortion pill to continue being prescribed by mail.Why it matters: The extension, which runs through 5pm ET Thursday, provides a reprieve for pharmacies, telehealth companies and clinicians caught up in the latest legal tussle over accessing the pill.Driving the news: Justice Samuel Alito extended a stay he granted last week after drugmakers Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro asked the court to restore access to mifepristone through telehealth prescriptions and mail delivery.Anti-abortion advocates have been calling for a rollback of a Biden administration policy that expanded access to mifepristone and removed a requirement that patients see a provider in person before getting the medication.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this month sided with Louisiana in a case challenging the Biden administration rules.Louisiana argued the federal rules undermined its laws protecting unborn human life and caused it to spend Medicaid funds on emergency care for women harmed by mifepristone.

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Supreme Court extends freeze on abortion pill restrictions
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Supreme Court extends freeze on abortion pill restrictions

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The Supreme Court on Monday extended a freeze on new restrictions on mifepristone, allowing the widely used abortion pill to continue being prescribed by mail.Why it matters: The extension, which runs through 5pm ET Thursday, provides a reprieve for pharmacies, telehealth companies and clinicians caught up in the latest legal tussle over accessing the pill.Driving the news: Justice Samuel Alito extended a stay he granted last week after drugmakers Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro asked the court to restore access to mifepristone through telehealth prescriptions and mail delivery.Anti-abortion advocates have been calling for a rollback of a Biden administration policy that expanded access to mifepristone and removed a requirement that patients see a provider in person before getting the medication.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this month sided with Louisiana in a case challenging the Biden administration rules.Louisiana argued the federal rules undermined its laws protecting unborn human life and caused it to spend Medicaid funds on emergency care for women harmed by mifepristone.