US court blocks mail-order access to abortion drugs, for now

New Orleans court temporarily suspended Biden-era rule allowing mifepristone to be dispensed through the mailA US appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a federal rule allowing the abortion drug mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail, significantly curtailing access to the drug nationwide and particularly in states that have banned abortion.A panel of the fifth US circuit court of appeals in New Orleans said the state of Louisiana was likely to prevail in its challenge to the 2023 ru...