By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and GEOFF MULVIHILL Two makers 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, in what was the biggest jolt to abortion policy in the U.S. Danco Laboratories asked the high court for an emergency pause on the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision, saying the appellate ruling “injects immediate confusion and upheaval into highly time-sensitive medical decisions.” GenBioPro, which makes a generic version of mifepristone, made a similar request. The appeals court’s unanimous ruling Friday marked a substantial victory for abortion opponents seeking to stem the flow of abortion pills prescribed online, which they view as subverting state bans.
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WASHINGTON — A manufacturer of the abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to immediately restore full access to the medication, putting the contentious issue of abortion back before the justices in an election year. The request came after a lower court on Friday temporarily restricted abortion providers nationwide from prescribing the pills by telemedicine and sending them to patients by mail. If the order on Friday by a federal appeals court is upheld, it could sow confu
Open original open_in_newBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and GEOFF MULVIHILL Two makers 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, in what was the biggest jolt to abortion policy in the U.S. Danco Laboratories asked the high court for an emergency pause on the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision, saying the appellate ruling “injects immediate confusion and upheaval into h
Open original open_in_newThe Supreme Court is being asked to restore access to an abortion pill by mail . Here what to know
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The Supreme Court has been asked to review a lower court's decision that restricted access to an abortion pill by mail. This decision affects the availability of medication abortion, which allows women to end pregnancies with a pill rather than a surgical procedure. The case is significant because it could impact the reproductive rights of millions of women.
Two makers 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 …
WASHINGTON — A manufacturer of the abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to immediately restore full access to the medication, putting the contentious issue of abortion back …
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and GEOFF MULVIHILL Two makers of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to block an appellate court ruling that cut off …
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