Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change
The Supreme Court granted a one-week reprieve on changes restricting how the abortion pill mifepristone can be prescribed, temporarily allowing telehealth and mail access. Justice Samuel Alito issued the emergency order after an appeals court ruled the drug must be prescribed in-person. The pause gives parties in the Louisiana-led lawsuit time to submit briefs by May 7.
- ▪The appeals court had ruled that mifepristone must be prescribed in-person, halting telehealth and mail prescriptions nationwide.
- ▪Justice Samuel Alito temporarily blocked the appeals court decision until May 11 at 5 p.m.
- ▪Alito requested all parties in the Louisiana lawsuit file briefs by May 7 at 5 p.m.
- ▪The emergency request was filed by the two companies that manufacture mifepristone.
- ▪Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regimen used in medication abortions.
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Health Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change May 4, 202612:15 PM ET By NPR Staff A woman dressed as a mifepristone pill is at rally outside the US Supreme Court on April 2, 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday put a one-week hold on major changes to how the abortion pill mifepristone can be prescribed. Health Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone On Friday, an appeals court had said the Food and Drug Administration needed to revert to rules that the pills, part of a two-drug regimen for medication abortion, must be prescribed only in-person.
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