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US appeals court temporarily halts mail delivery of abortion pill

By AFP
May 03, 2026
The John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building stands in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., February 7, 2025.
The John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building stands in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., February 7, 2025.

WASHINGTON: A US appeals court on Friday temporarily halted mail delivery of mifepristone, the medication used in the majority of abortions in the United States, although a company distributing the drug said it would appeal the ruling in the Supreme Court.

A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals delivered the order in a lawsuit brought by the southern state of Louisiana, which has some of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country, against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).