Trump DOJ seeks stay for Louisiana suit to end mailing of abortion drugs

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 650

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Trump administration has asked a federal judge in Louisiana to pause before ruling on the state’s lawsuit seeking to end the Food and Drug Administration policy that allows doctors to prescribe abortion medication without an in-person visit.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed for a stay Tuesday in the lawsuit state Attorney General Liz Murrill filed against the Food and Drug Administration in October in Louisiana’s Western District federal court.

Murrill wants the …

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