US Supreme Court rules telehealth abortion can resume while lawsuit continues

By: Sofia Resnick, Kelcie Moseley-Morris

Outlets: Stateline

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 812

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The U.S. Supreme Court decided Thursday to preserve telehealth access to the abortion drug mifepristone until after the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on the merits of the high-stakes federal lawsuit Louisiana v. Food and Drug Administration.

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas issued dissenting opinions.

In his dissent, Thomas said the rule violates the Comstock Act, a long unenforced 1873 law that bans the mailing of “obscene” material. …

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