Drugmaker Asks SCOTUS To Let Mail-Order Abortions Continue Despite Lower Court Order
Danco Laboratories has asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that halted the mail-order distribution of mifepristone, a medication used in chemical abortions. The company argues the appeals court's decision is unprecedented and disrupts a long-standing FDA-approved distribution system. The case stems from a Louisiana woman's claim that her boyfriend coerced her into taking abortion pills he ordered by mail.
- ▪Danco Laboratories filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court to stay a Fifth Circuit ruling blocking mail-order mifepristone.
- ▪The Fifth Circuit's decision temporarily reinstated in-person requirements for mifepristone, reversing a Biden-era policy made permanent in 2023.
- ▪The case originated from a lawsuit by a Louisiana woman who alleged her boyfriend coerced her into taking mifepristone pills he ordered from California.
- ▪The FDA first approved mifepristone in 2000 and allowed mail-order distribution in 2021 during the pandemic.
- ▪Two of the Fifth Circuit judges who ruled on the case were appointed by President Donald Trump, and one by President George W. Bush.
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US Drugmaker Asks SCOTUS To Let Mail-Order Abortions Continue Despite Lower Court Order Photo illustration by Natalie Behring/Getty Images Anthony Iafrate Associate Editor May 02, 2026 5:47 PM ET May 02, 2026 5:47 PM ET Anthony Iafrate Associate Editor Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); A pharmaceutical company that makes the chemical abortion pill mifepristone urged the Supreme Court on Saturday to temporarily halt a federal appeals court’s Friday ruling…
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