Supreme Court Decision Allows Abortion Pill to Continue Being Distributed by Mail
Friday’s ruling on the use of mifepristone will help ease the time, travel and cost associated with medication abortions.
Friday’s ruling on the use of mifepristone will help ease the time, travel and cost associated with medication abortions.
The decision, issued Friday, delays a ruling from a federal appeals court and will allow abortion providers to continue providing the drug as usual for now.
A federal judge in Texas blocked the FDA's approval of mifepristone. Another in Washington state issued a conflicting ruling. The matter now seems poised to head for the Supreme Court.
The report named stillbirths a “major public health concern” that the U.S. must address through research and prevention.