AXIOS (Adriel Bettelheim) - Supreme Court keeps freeze on abortion pill restrictions
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday indefinitely extended a freeze on strict new restrictions for dispensing the widely used abortion pill mifepristone while an underlying legal fight over the drug plays out. Why it matters: The widely expected order provides legal certainty for pharmacies, telehealth companies and clinicians caught up in the latest battle over accessing the pill. - Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented. - Teleprescribing and mailing of abortion drugs now account for more than 60% of all abortions in the health system. Driving the news: Alito had issued two earlier stays freezing a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that would have required patients to see a provider in person before getting…