Alito temporarily restores FDA rule allowing abortion pill to be sent by mail
Summary
Justice Samuel Alito temporarily blocked a court order that stopped an FDA rule allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed online and sent by mail. This pause gives the Supreme Court time to review requests from drug makers who want to keep the rule while the legal case continues.Key Facts
- Justice Alito’s temporary order lasts until 5 p.m. on May 11.
- The drug makers Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro asked the Supreme Court to review the case fully.
- The FDA allowed mifepristone to be prescribed through telehealth and sent by mail starting in 2023.
- The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked this FDA rule after Louisiana sued, arguing the state has the right to challenge it.
- Louisiana claims the rule causes harm and forces the state to pay Medicaid for emergency care related to the pill.
- Louisiana banned most abortions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
- Louisiana also made mifepristone and another abortion drug controlled substances, making possession without a prescription a crime.
- The case focuses on whether the FDA properly considered the drug’s safety when it approved easier access to mifepristone.
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