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US Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone for now

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Yes the supreme court has allowed for the abortion pill “mifepristone” to be delivered until the lawsuit for restricting it happens. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21x27d4jdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

This is the primary source linked in the post. The supreme court has ruled that the abortion pill “mifepristone” can be mailed. Until the lawsuit for restriction of abortion pills happens which looks like not until next year. This happened because in 2023 when FDA allowed the pill to be delivered, Louisiana sued stating it went against its state ban on abortion. In response to the lawsuit, an appeals court temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained in person. Two mifepristone manufacturers then asked the Supreme Court to weigh in while they prepared to bring an emergency case before the court. The ruling (stay) was part of the court's emergency docket and came with no reasoning attached. It will remain in place until the justices decide whether to hear the manufacturers' case.

Then afterwards when the supreme court decided to overturn roe v wade. The FDA decided to permanently allow mifepristone to be sent by mail, where the following year, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected an effort to restrict access to the drug.

There are many secondary sources which all say the same things. From what I've gathered, this is true information. The statement is correct, especially in the latter part of “for now” as this ruling is able to change until a certain amount of time for if or when the lawsuit will happen.

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