In this photo illustration, a packet of mifepristone is seen at Wyoming’s last abortion clinic, WellSpring Center, in Casper, Wyoming, on March 10, 2025.
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The US Supreme Court on Monday temporarily lifted a lower court’s ban on the abortion pill mifepristone being sent through the mail.
The administrative stay on the ban on mailings of mifepristone issued Friday by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will last until at least 5 a.m. ET on May 11, but could be extended after that.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who granted the temporary stay, gave the state of Louisiana until 5 p.m. Thursday to respond to the request that the 5th Circuit’s decision be put on hold while the issue is litigated.
Two drugmakers, Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro, asked the Supreme Court over the weekend to lift a ban on mifepristone being distributed through the mail.
The drug is used in about two-thirds of abortions in the United States.
Louisiana sued the Food and Drug Administration over its 2023 decision to lift the rule on individually administering mifepristone.