How a 19th Century Law, Central to a National Telehealth Abortion Case, Could Impact Virginia
The order preserves nationwide telehealth access while Louisiana’s challenge to the Food and Drug Administration continues in lower courts.
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court temporarily preserved telehealth access to mifepristone, staying a lower court ruling that would have banned mail delivery while Louisiana's legal challenge against the Food and Drug Administration proceeds.
- Louisiana filed a lawsuit on May 1 in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals against the FDA, Danco Laboratories, and GenBioPro, alleging that mail-delivery mifepristone resulted in illegal abortions and significant Medicaid costs.
- The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists joined 20 medical organizations in a Supreme Court amicus brief, with Dr. Camille A. Clare noting research proves mifepristone is safe and effective via telehealth.
- In his Supreme Court dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas cited the long-dormant 1873 Comstock Act, a law abortion opponents consider a potential vehicle for a national ban on mailing abortion-related items, including mifepristone.
- U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan is leading congressional efforts to repeal Comstock Act provisions while the FDA conducts a new safety review and legal challenges continue affecting mifepristone access nationwide.
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