The Supreme Court 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.
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Media Coverage · May 4, 2026
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Supreme Court restores access to mail - order abortion pill mifepristone , for now
Media Coverage · May 04, 2026
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Supreme Court Restores Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone is an active civil matter. The case is assigned to Samuel Alito.
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The Supreme Court 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.
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(WASHINGTON) — Justice Samuel Alito on Monday issued an administrative stay of a lower court order that had rolled back access to mifepristone nationwide. The move restores expanded access to the abortion pill without the need for an in-person doctor’s visit, for now. The pill can once again be prescribed via telemedicine and obtained via mail or pharmacy, a practice approved by the Food and Drug administration in 2023. Justice Samuel Alito did not explain his decision.
Open original open_in_newBy MARK SHERMAN and GEOFF MULVIHILL WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 appeals co
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The court issued an order.
The court issued an order.
(WASHINGTON) — Justice Samuel Alito on Monday issued an administrative stay of a lower court order that had rolled back access to mifepristone nationwide. The move restores expanded access to …
By MARK SHERMAN and GEOFF MULVIHILL WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend …
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