US Supreme Court temporarily lifts ban on abortion pill mail delivery

The US Supreme Court has temporarily reinstated a rule allowing medication to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed through the mail. This decision comes after a judicial ban narrowed access to the medication nationwide. Justice Samuel Alito issued an interim order, pausing a decision by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals to reimpose an older federal rule requiring an in-person clinician visit. The court will review emergency requests by mifepristone manufacturers to ensure the drug can be provided via telehealth and the mail.