ByJohn Fritze, CNN Saturday, May 2, 2026 10:22PM 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. The fast-track case, filed with conservative Justice Samuel Alito, puts the drug and the issue of abortion back on the high court's docket less than two years after the justices rejected a similar challenge - a decision that allowed the drug to remain widely available. The rush appeal comes a day after the conservative 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a nationwide requirement that the medication be obtained in person, undermining access to the method of abortion that has grown more widespread since the court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 precedent that established a constitutional right to abortion.
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The makers of mifepristone, an abortion pill, filed an emergency appeal with the US Supreme Court to pause a lower-court ruling that blocks Americans from accessing the drug through the mail. This appeal comes after the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a nationwide requirement that the medication be obtained in person. The Supreme Court previously allowed the drug to remain widely available.
newspaper Read articleByJohn Fritze, CNN Saturday, May 2, 2026 10:22PM 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. The fast-track case, filed with conservative Justice Samuel Alito, puts the drug and the issue of abortion back on the high court's docket less than two years after the justices rejected a similar challenge - a decision
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The makers of mifepristone, an abortion pill, filed an emergency appeal with the US Supreme Court to pause a lower-court ruling that blocks Americans from accessing the drug through the mail. This appeal comes after the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a nationwide requirement that the medication be obtained in person. The Supreme Court previously allowed the drug to remain widely available.
ByJohn Fritze, CNN Saturday, May 2, 2026 10:22PM The makers of the abortion pill mifepristone filed an emergency appeal at the Supreme Court on Saturday urging the justices to pause …
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