Supreme Court extends stay allowing telehealth abortion

By: Sofia Resnick

Outlets: Stateline

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 614

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended a highly anticipated stay blocking an appellate court’s pause on telehealth abortion access until May 14.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approved medication-abortion regimen remains available via telehealth until then, following a week of uncertainty among abortion patients and providers.

“With this critical temporary administrative stay extended, we hope that some of the chaos and confusion inflicted on patients and providers last weekend will be abated,” …

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