Court allows for access to abortion pill by mail for now (opens in new tab)

The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon issued an order that continued to block a ruling by a federal appeals court in Louisiana which had barred the mailing of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions – the most common form of abortion in the United States\. Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency appeals from the U\.S\. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, had last week temporarily put the lower court’s order on hold until 5 p\.m\. EDT on Monday to give the justices ...