U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids denounces federal court’s decision on access to abortion drug

The lone Kansas Democrat in Congress objects to a federal appeals court's decision to temporarily ban use of telemedicine to prescribe abortion drug.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 388

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas urged the public to contact lawmakers to express opposition to a federal appeals court’s order undercutting a U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation broadening access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit halted enforcement of an FDA rule adopted in 2023 permitting mifepristone to be prescribed without the patient seeing a healthcare provider in person. The …

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