The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a federal appeals court ruling that would have restricted mail-order access to the abortion drug mifepristone, keeping current distribution rules in place while litigation continues. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas each filed separate dissents, and neither pulled punches.
The order halted a May 1 decision by the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that had reinstated an in-person visit requirement to obtain the drug. Drugmakers Danco and GenBioPro, which manufacture the brand-name and generic versions of mifepristone, had brought an emergency application asking the high court to intervene, as The Hill reported.
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