US Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone

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The Supreme Court has temporarily restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a lower court ruling that had sought to impose new restrictions. Justice Samuel Alito signed the order, allowing women to obtain the pill via pharmacies or mail without an in-person doctor's visit, reinstating rules that had been in place for years. This decision comes after a federal appeals court had previously limited access to the medication. Mifepristone, often used in combination with another drug, is a primary method for medication abortions in the United States. The lawsuit originated from Louisiana, which argued that the pill's availability conflicted with its state-level abortion ban.

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Louisiana sued to restrict access to mifepristone, asserting its availability undermined the state's abortion ban.

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The availability of mifepristone has blunted the impact of abortion bans in Republican-led states since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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Most abortions in the US are obtained through medications, usually a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol.

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The Supreme Court's order temporarily allows women to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through mail without an in-person doctor visit.

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The Supreme Court restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

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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 appeal court imposed new restrictions last week.Most abortions in the US 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.Boxes of mifepristone at Alamo Women’s Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois. Photo: ReutersLouisiana sued to restrict access to mifepristone, asserting that its availability undermined the ban there.

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