The U.S. Supreme Court on May 11 extended its order allowing a popular abortion pill to continue to be sent in the mail, after a federal appeals court ruling blocked the practice days before.
Justice Samuel Alito’s new order extends access to the drug until 5 p.m. on May 14.
On May 4, Alito temporarily restored access to the drug mifepristone after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit halted its mailing. Alito’s stay was set to expire at 5 p.m. on May 11.
The new ruling came after the maker of the brand-name version of the drug, Danco Laboratories, and the maker of the generic version, GenBioPro, asked the Supreme Court to block the Fifth Circuit ruling….