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A Fifth Circuit panel granted Louisiana a stay of the FDA's 2023 mifepristone rules, ending telehealth prescribing and mail or pharmacy dispensing of the abortion pill nationwide until the Supreme Court stepped in.

The Supreme Court stayed the Fifth Circuit's order in Louisiana v. FDA, so mifepristone can again be prescribed by telehealth and sent by mail while the case goes on; Justices Thomas and Alito dissented.

A Fifth Circuit panel of Judges Richman, Higginson and Douglas heard Louisiana's bid to end telehealth prescribing of mifepristone and pressed the state hard on whether it has standing to sue.