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Washington Examinerpolitics3 hrs ago
Fourteen Republican-led states ask EPA to study mifepristone in drinking water
Attorneys general from fourteen states sent a letter Tuesday requesting that the Environmental Protection Agency add mifepristone to its Contaminant Candidate List. The request cites concerns over wastewater from at-home medication abortions.
thefirearmblog.compolitics12 days ago
Lawsuit Challenges Virginia Abortion Amendment Ballot Language
Physicians and residents filed suit in a county circuit court seeking to void the November ballot measure. The amendment would alter state constitutional language on reproductive decisions and third-trimester restrictions.
Washington Examinerpolitics17 days ago
Supreme Court Allows Mail-Order Mifepristone in Pro-Life States
On May 14 the U.S. Supreme Court permitted continued distribution of mifepristone by mail into states with abortion restrictions. The order applies while litigation proceeds through the Fifth Circuit and possible Supreme Court review.
montrealgazette.comscience20 days ago
Court Preserves Access to Mail-Order Abortion Pills
A court decision has kept nationwide access to mail-order abortion pills in place for now. The ruling comes as legal challenges continue over medication access and potential restrictions.
Washington Examinerpolitics21 days ago
Colorado Coroner Releases Autopsy Report on 2025 Death After Abortion
An 18-year-old Colorado woman died in February 2025 from blood clotting complications after a second-trimester abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic. The Larimer County Coroner’s report was released Tuesday following a court order.
upi.comscience25 days ago
Supreme Court Temporarily Preserves Mail-Order Access to Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court on May 14, 2026, blocked a federal appeals court ruling that would have required in-person doctor visits for mifepristone. The 7-2 decision keeps mail-order access to the abortion pill in place while litigation continues. Separately, the Africa CDC declared an E…
pakistantoday.com.pkscience26 days ago
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Ruling Requiring In-Person Doctor Visits for Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court on May 14, 2026, issued a temporary block on a federal appeals court decision that would have required women seeking abortions to visit a doctor in person before obtaining mifepristone. The 7-2 ruling preserves access to mail-order mifepristone while the underly…
Statscience26 days ago
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Ruling Requiring In-Person Visits for Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a federal appeals court ruling that would have required women seeking abortions to visit a doctor in person to obtain mifepristone. The decision preserves access to mail-order abortion pills while the underlying lawsuit continues. The cou…
abcnews.go.comworld26 days ago
Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Available by Mail
The Supreme Court on May 14, 2026, granted emergency requests to block a May 1 ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that would have restricted mail access to mifepristone. The decision ensures the drug remains available without an in-person clinician appointment while…
New York Postpolitics26 days agoUpdated
Supreme Court Allows Mail Delivery of Abortion Pill Mifepristone
The Supreme Court on Thursday maintained nationwide access to mifepristone by mail and telehealth, setting aside a lower court order that would have required in-person dispensing while a Louisiana lawsuit against the FDA continues. The unsigned order keeps in place FDA rules rela…
foxnews.comworld29 days ago
Retired Pastor Convicted for Open-Air Service Near Northern Ireland Abortion Clinic
A 78-year-old retired pastor in Northern Ireland was found guilty on Thursday of conducting an illegal abortion protest. He held a short open-air church service near a hospital abortion facility within the 150-meter buffer zone where protests are banned. The conviction has drawn…
abcnews.go.compolitics29 days ago
Supreme Court Extends Administrative Stay on Mifepristone Restrictions Until Thursday
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. extended an administrative stay on May 11, 2026, pausing a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling against the Food and Drug Administration. Full access to mifepristone, including through telemedicine and the mail, will continue for at least…
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Washington Examinerpolitics29 days ago
Supreme Court Extends Administrative Stay on 5th Circuit Mifepristone Ruling Through Thursday
The Supreme Court on Monday extended an administrative stay keeping mifepristone available nationwide by mail and through telehealth. Justice Samuel Alito pushed the deadline to at least 5 p.m. Thursday while the court weighs an emergency appeal from two manufacturers against a 5…
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Washington Examinerworld29 days agoUpdated
Supreme Court Extends Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone Through Thursday
The Supreme Court on Monday extended an administrative stay allowing continued mail-order and telehealth prescriptions of mifepristone while it considers a challenge from Louisiana. Justice Samuel Alito issued the order, which prevents a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling f…
Fox Newspolitics31 days ago
California Abortion Pill Suppliers Stock Misoprostol
Abortion pill suppliers in California are ready to immediately switch to misoprostol alone if the Supreme Court upholds restrictions on mailing mifepristone. The high court has temporarily stayed a lower court ruling that would have blocked telehealth prescriptions and mail deliv…
Washington Examinerpolitics32 days ago
Supreme Court Considers Emergency Appeal Over In-Person Requirement for Mifepristone
The Supreme Court is examining an emergency petition from two mifepristone manufacturers seeking to overturn a 5th Circuit ruling that restored an in-person screening requirement for the abortion pill. Anti-abortion groups and 23 Republican-led states urged the justices to keep t…
bbc.co.ukpolitics33 days ago
Supreme Court Issues Temporary Stay in Mifepristone Telemedicine Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday blocked a lower court ruling that would have ended mail and telehealth distribution of mifepristone. The stay lasts until next week while the high court reviews emergency appeals from the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals decision issued Friday. Cnn repor…
cnbc.compolitics32 days ago
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks 5th Circuit Order on Mifepristone Telemedicine Rules
The Supreme Court issued an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito that blocks a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling restricting access to the abortion pill. The stay keeps mifepristone available by mail or pharmacy without an in-person visit through at least Monday while the…
Los Angeles Timespolitics33 days ago
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks 5th Circuit Ruling on Mifepristone Telemedicine
The Supreme Court on May 5, 2026, placed a one-week hold on a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision blocking nationwide telemedicine prescriptions for mifepristone. Louisiana urged the justices to lift the hold while the Department of Justice filed no brief by the May 7 dead…
msnbc.compolitics32 days agoUpdated
Supreme Court Grants One-Week Stay on Fifth Circuit Order Limiting Telehealth Prescriptions of Mifepristone
The Supreme Court stayed a Fifth Circuit order blocking nationwide mail and telemedicine prescriptions of mifepristone through May 11, 2026. Louisiana urged the justices to allow the restrictions, while nearly two dozen Democratic-led states and former FDA leaders filed briefs de…
cnbc.comworld33 days ago
Supreme Court Pauses Appeals Court Decision Reinstating In-Person Requirement for Mifepristone
The Supreme Court on Monday placed a one-week hold on a May 1 decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that had restored a requirement for in-person dispensing of mifepristone nationwide. The stay allows telemedicine prescriptions and mailing of the drug to continue at l…
thewrap.compolitics38 days ago
Trump Nominates Radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier as Surgeon General After Withdrawing Dr. Casey Means Nomination
President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Nicole Saphier, a Fox News contributor and radiologist, for U.S. Surgeon General on Thursday. The move follows the withdrawal of Dr. Casey Means' nomination due to lack of Senate support. Anti-abortion groups praised Saphier for her personal s…
Fox Newsfinance38 days agoUpdated
Appeals Court Limits Mail Delivery of Mifepristone
A federal appeals court ruled to restrict access to mifepristone by prohibiting its distribution via mail, requiring in-person pickup at clinics. The decision, stemming from a challenge by Louisiana, overturns FDA regulations allowing telemedicine prescriptions. The ruling affect…