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Abortion pill access temporarily restored by Supreme Court

Headline from KEZI Eugene, on the newest of 2 developments

The Supreme Court temporarily restored mail access to the abortion drug mifepristone after a lower circuit court stopped telehealth and mail order access to it.

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  1. Drugmaker asks Supreme Court to halt ruling blocking online access to abortion pill mifepristone

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Abortion pill access temporarily restored by Supreme Court

    Headline from KEZI Eugene ·

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108 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Daily Signal

    US Court Temporarily Blocks Mail-Order Abortion Drug Access (opens The Daily Signal)

    Published

    The Daily Signal's feed description

    A U.S. appeals court halts the federal rule on mail-order mifepristone, impacting abortion access nationwide.

  2. CBS News

    Drugmaker asks Supreme Court to halt ruling blocking online access to abortion pill mifepristone (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A maker of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone​ asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to block an appellate court ruling that cut off mail-order access to the drug just a day earlier.

  3. Fox News

    Federal appeals court blocks mailing of abortion pills in ruling with nationwide effect (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    5th Circuit federal appeals court blocks mailing of abortion pill mifepristone under FDA rules, restoring in-person prescription requirements, setting up possible SCOTUS battle.

  4. NPR

    A federal appeals court restricts access to abortion pills via telehealth (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    A panel of judges in Louisiana has just ended telemedicine access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationally.

  5. Boston

    A federal court blocked a widely used abortion pill from distribution by mail in all 50 states. Here's what to know. (opens Boston)

    Published

    Boston's feed description

    Friday’s ruling is in effect while the case works its way through the courts. It affects all states, even those without abortion restrictions.

  6. Seattle Times

    Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.

  7. Fox2 Detroit

    Appeals court limits abortion pill access, requires in-person distribution nationwide (opens Fox2 Detroit)

    Published

    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    A federal appeals court has restricted access to mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill, by requiring it to be dispensed only in person at clinics rather than prescribed by mail.

  8. Truthout

    US Appeals Court Ruling Targets Access to Abortion Medication (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    “Louisiana’s legal attack on mifepristone shamelessly packaged lies and propaganda,” an ACLU senior attorney said.

  9. Fox2 Detroit

    Abortion access restricted after US court blocks mailing of mifepristone (opens Fox2 Detroit)

    Published

    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone.

  10. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Court restricts abortion access across the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A federal appeals court in Louisiana has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion.

  11. Anchorage Daily News

    What to know as federal court blocks widely used abortion pill from mail distribution (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The ruling, expected to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, requires that mifepristone be distributed only in person and at clinics, overruling regulations set by the FDA.

  12. WSVN Miami

    Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

    Published

    WSVN Miami's feed description

    A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone prescriptions.Friday’s

  13. CNN

    Fight over online access to abortion pill reaches Supreme Court in emergency appeal (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    The makers of the abortion pill mifepristone filed an emergency appeal at the Supreme Court on Saturday urging the justices to pause a lower-court ruling that temporarily blocked Americans from accessing the drug through the mail.

  14. Aleteia

    U.S. Court limits mail-order abortion pills (opens Aleteia)

    Published

    Aleteia's feed description

    The Guttmacher Institute calls the decision “the most sweeping threat to abortion since the overturning of Roe.”

  15. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    A federal court blocked a widely used abortion pill from distribution by mail. Here's what to know (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The ruling, which is expected to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, requires that mifepristone be distributed only in person and at clinics.

  16. KVOA Tucson

    Appeals court blocks FDA rule that allows women to obtain abortion drugs by mail (opens KVOA Tucson)

    Published

    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    (CNN) — A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated a nationwide requirement that abortion pills be obtained in person, undermining access to the method of abortion that has only grown more

  17. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Appeals court ends nationwide access to abortion pills via telehealth and mail (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The ruling is a blow for abortion rights advocates, since it reinstates a requirement that mifepristone — one of the two pills used in medication abortions...

  18. NPR

    An appeals court blocks telemedicine access to an abortion pill nationally, for now (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    A panel of judges in Louisiana has just ended telemedicine access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationally.

  19. The Boston Globe

    A federal court blocked a widely used abortion pill from distribution by mail. Here’s what to know. (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The ruling, which is expected to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, requires that mifepristone be distributed only in person and at clinics.

  20. SCOTUSblog

    Abortion pill dispute returns to Supreme Court (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    SCOTUSblog's feed description

    On Saturday, two companies that manufacture mifepristone came to the court in Danco Laboratories v. Louisiana, asking the justices to pause a ruling by the U.S…

  21. Los Angeles Times

    Court's mifepristone ruling threatens abortion access for rural Californians (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone. A look at what that means for telehealth and abortion access nationwide.

  22. Salon

    Court ruling fuels new push to restrict abortion pills by mail (opens Salon)

    Published

    Salon's feed description

    Targeting mifepristone’s delivery system raises practical and medical questions that extend far beyond abortion

  23. The Federalist

    Court Blocks FDA From Allowing Illegal, Deadly Abortion-By-Mail (opens The Federalist)

    Published

    The Federalist's feed description

    A study last year found serious adverse effects caused by mifepristone abortions are 'at least 22 times as high' as the drug's label admits.

  24. The American Conservative

    FDA Blocks Mail Distribution of Abortion Pills (opens The American Conservative)

    Published

    The American Conservative's feed description

    State of the Union: The court ruled that allowing the pills to be mailed undermines the state’s abortion law.

  25. West Hawaii Today

    Abortion pill makers ask Supreme Court to restore mail-order access (opens West Hawaii Today)

    Published

    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    Two drugmakers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore mail-order access to mifepristone, a move that would continue to allow women access to one of the most widely used abortion methods pending ongoing legal challenges.

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