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A Right-Wing Court Just Moved to Choke Off Abortion by Mail

A federal appeals court packed with conservatives has handed abortion opponents a major victory against the US Food and Drug Administration, effectively reinstating an in-person dispensing requirement for the abortion medication mifepristone and likely shutting down telemedicine

First seen · 11:10 PM UTCMay 1, 2026

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A Right-Wing Court Just Moved to Choke Off Abortion by MailA federal appeals court packed with conservatives has handed abortion opponents a major victory against the US Food and Drug Administration, effectively reinstating an in-person dispensing requirement for the abortion medication mifepristone and likely shutting down telemedicine
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