TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 25, 2024

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court panel has ruled that seven states lack legal standing to impose restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, such as bans on telemedicine prescriptions and mail dispensing. The court found that the states could not demonstrate harm from the Federal Drug Administration's removal of the in-person dispensing requirement. The decision follows a similar ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, which upheld access to mifepristone after a challenge was filed by a group of anti-abortion doctors. Reuters reports several states also are pursuing related claims in a Texas federal court to reinstate restrictions on the drug.