Supreme Court allows mail-order of abortion pill mifepristone pending appeal

An abortion rights activist holds a box of mifepristone during a rally in front of the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2024, in Washington, DC.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would allow mail orders of the abortion drug mifepristone pending the outcome of an appeal challenging that method of distributing the medication.

The Supreme Court did not say how many members of the nine-justice court voted in favor of continuing a stay of a lower-court order that blocked mail orders of mifepristone. Nor did the majority issue an explanation of its decision.

Two conservative justices on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, issued written dissents to the decision.

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