Appeals court blocks mail order mifepristone, restricting abortion access nationwide

Appeals court blocks mail order mifepristone, restricting abortion access nationwide

A federal appeals court late Friday blocked the ability of doctors to prescribe the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth and dispensed through the mail. A three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Louisiana in a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration. The court issued a temporary nationwide injunction that…

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