The ruling came after weeks of uncertainty over mail order mifepristone's legal status Published May 15, 2026 10:25AM (EDT) In this photo illustration, packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. (Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) On Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court blocked a ruling that had temporarily banned the mailing of mifepristone , a drug used for abortion. In a 7-2 decision, the court ruled against the 5th Circuit, stating that mifepristone can remain accessible via telehealth and mail for now. However, the litigation will continue , pending a final decision by the court. Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade, medication abortion has become a legal battleground. Two years ago, the court rejected a similar attempt to restrict access to mifepristone in a case brought by Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.…