NYTIMES (Ann E. Marimow) - Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue
A federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration would have restricted access by mail to mifepristone.
A federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration would have restricted access by mail to mifepristone.
The order reinstates mail access to the drug for one week while the justices consider emergency applications by drugmakers.
The Supreme Court in 2024 took up a challenge to the mail-order rule by medical groups and doctors, but ruled that they lacked legal standing to sue.
The company, Danco Laboratories, based in Delaware, filed an emergency request on Saturday
A study last year found serious adverse effects caused by mifepristone abortions are 'at least 22 times as high' as the drug's label admits.
The Republicans also sent a letter demanding the FDA ‘take immediate action’ to keep unapproved abortion drugs from being marketed.
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