The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked an appeals court decision to limit nationwide access to the abortion drug mifepristone.
Justice Samuel Alito, issued the hold to give the court more time to consider the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision last week to block a 2023 Federal and Drug Administration regulation that allowed mifepristone to be mailed to patients. That rule is commonly used to get around Texas’ abortion ban. Alito is the Republican-appointed justice charged with managing requests involving the 5th Circuit. His temporary hold is in effect until May 11.
