Supreme Court extends pause on abortion pill restrictions through Thursday
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily allowed women to continue getting abortion pills by mail until at least Thursday. This extension pauses a lower court's order that would have required women to visit a doctor in person to get the medication.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court extended a pause on restrictions blocking mail delivery of abortion pills.
- Justice Samuel Alito issued the extension until Thursday.
- A lower court ruling had reinstated a rule requiring in-person doctor visits for the abortion pill mifepristone.
- The pause allows women nationwide to keep receiving the pills by mail for now.
- A lawsuit challenging the rule is still ongoing and will be argued later.
- The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had earlier imposed the in-person requirement.
- Mifepristone is one of two pills used in medication abortion.
- This temporary pause affects the availability of abortion medication across the United States.
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