""All people should be able to reliably obtain essential reproductive health care, including abortion care, without interference from judges or politicians. Americans deserve better than to have their right to the full spectrum of health care options taken away or restored on a whim.""
"The appeals court's three-judge panel unanimously decided to halt telehealth abortions across the nation, accepting a request made by Attorney General Liz Murrill to impose an injunction on such care while she continues taking the FDA to court."
"The Friday ruling was immediately followed by an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court by two mifepristone makers, Danco Laboratories and GenBiopro, both defendants in the FDA lawsuit."
"Justice Samuel Alito restored broad access to mifepristone through an administrative stay, likely until the full court can issue its own ruling."
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals attempted to impose a nationwide ban on telehealth abortions, which would have severely restricted access to reproductive health care. This decision was made in response to a request from Louisiana's Attorney General, challenging the FDA's removal of in-person requirements for mifepristone. Following an emergency appeal from mifepristone manufacturers, Justice Samuel Alito issued an administrative stay, restoring access to the medication until a full court ruling is made.
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