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A U.S. appeals court has blocked one of the main methods of obtaining abortion medication for those living in states with bans. A hearing in the Louisiana case on telehealth access took place at the John M. Shaw U.S. Courthouse in Lafayette, La., in late February. (Photo by Greg LaRose\/Louisiana Illuminator)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the main methods of obtaining abortion medication for those living in states with bans is now blocked nationwide, after a federal appeals court decision issued Friday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals <\/span>blocked<\/span><\/a> a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule from 2023 that allowed mifepristone, one of two drugs used to terminate a pregnancy before 10 weeks and to treat miscarriages, to be dispensed without an in-person visit with a health provider.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the years since, states with abortion access have increased their telemedicine offerings to prescribe the medication remotely and send it through the mail. Many of those states also enacted shield laws to prevent officials from states with abortion bans from prosecuting or investigating their providers \u2014 meaning many patients have been able to receive the medication across state lines.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Louisiana judge preserves telehealth abortion access provision for now, puts case on hold<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The block will remain in effect as the lower court case proceeds, but the FDA could file an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 27% of all abortions were provided through telehealth appointments in the first six months of 2025, according to the Society of Family Planning, a research and advocacy group that publishes a report called #WeCount. Nearly 15,000 abortions per month were provided under shield laws during that same time frame, according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n

Louisiana Republican Attorney General Liz Murrill sued the FDA in October, seeking to strike down the 2023 provision, and the lower court declined to do so in early April. U.S. District Judge David C. Joseph said then that the stay was premature while the FDA completed a safety review of mifepristone, but allowed state officials the opportunity to re-file the motion after that review was complete. The state appealed that decision to the 5th Circuit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery abortion facilitated by FDA\u2019s action cancels Louisiana\u2019s ban on medical abortions and undermines its policy that \u2018every unborn child is human being from the moment of conception and is, therefore, a legal person,\u2019\u201d Friday\u2019s decision said.<\/span><\/p>\n

There were no dissenting opinions among Judge Leslie Southwick, an appointee of former Republican President George H.W. Bush, and Judges Stuart Kyle Duncan and Kurt D. Engelhardt, both appointees of Republican President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n

Without access to telemedicine and the opportunity to receive the medication through the mail, people in 13 states with near-total abortion bans may have to travel to another state to get an abortion.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a misoprostol-only abortion pill protocol that some providers can use, but it is slightly less effective and requires a higher dosage, which can increase side effects.<\/p>\n

\u201cReinstating in-person dispensing requirements would force people to travel farther, take more time off work, and absorb costs that are simply too high. For people living in states already hostile to abortion access, many of which are home to Black women and families, this is not health care,\u201d said Regina Davis-Moss, CEO of advocacy group In Our Own Voice: National Black Women\u2019s Reproductive Justice Agenda, in a statement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Murrill said in a statement on Friday that former Democratic President Joe Biden\u2019s administration facilitated \u201cillegal mail-order abortion pills.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois. Here\u2019s why.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cToday, that nightmare is over, thanks to the hard work of my office and our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom. I look forward to continuing to defend women and babies as this case continues,\u201d Murrill said, crediting the advocacy legal organization that helped in the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

The court also found Friday that the 2023 rule injures Louisiana by causing it to spend Medicaid funds for emergency care for women harmed by using the drug. The state identified $92,000 paid by Medicaid for two women who needed emergency care in 2025 from complications \u201ccaused by out-of-state mifepristone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Numerous studies have shown mifepristone is safe to use, with very low complication rates. A combined review of 10 years\u2019 worth of studies between 2005 and 2015 found that severe outcomes requiring blood transfusion and hospitalization occurred in less than 1% of cases.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are alarmed by this court\u2019s decision to ignore the FDA\u2019s rigorous science and decades of safe use of mifepristone in a case pursued by extremist abortion opponents. We are reviewing the court\u2019s order in detail,\u201d said Evan Masingill, CEO of GenBioPro, one of the main manufacturers of mifepristone, in a statement. \u201cWe remain committed to taking any actions necessary to make mifepristone available and accessible to as many people as possible in the country, regardless of anti-abortion special interests trying to undermine patients\u2019 access.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Stateline reporter Kelcie Moseley-Morris can be reached at <\/span>kmoseley@stateline.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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This story was originally produced by Stateline<\/a>, which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network which includes Missouri Independent, and is supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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