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Medication abortion: Decisions from federal courts, the FDA or Trump’s Department of Justice could try to end access via telehealth
- About two-thirds of Americans end pregnancies using two medications, misoprostol and mifepristone.
- These medications are safe, effective, and can be prescribed via telehealth, making them the main method in states banning abortion.
- In April 2026, a Louisiana district court paused a case at the FDA's request, temporarily stopping related litigation.
- On May 1, the court reinstated the in-person prescription requirement for mifepristone, affecting the entire nation.
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Medication abortion: Decisions from federal courts, the FDA or Trump’s Department of Justice could try to end access via telehealth
Boxes of the drug mifepristone line a shelf at a women's center in Alabama on March 16, 2022. AP Photo/Allen G. BreedRoughly two-thirds of Americans end their pregnancies by taking two abortion medications – misoprostol and mifepristone. Because these safe, effective medications can be prescribed via telehealth, without an in-office visit, they are how most patients terminate pregnancies in states that ban abortion. In recent years, anti-abortio…
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