Mifepristone ruling could halt mailed abortion pills in ‘shield states’ like Maryland

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 1,136

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Every month, an estimated 500-plus Marylanders receive abortion medication that was mailed to them after a telehealth medical visit, a convenient method for terminating unwanted pregnancies that has been growing since 2022.

But abortion advocates say a Supreme Court case reviewing mail access for mifepristone, part of a two-drug regimen used for both medication abortions and miscarriage care, could threaten the ability of Marylanders to get abortion medication by mail.

“There’s often the misconception that …

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