An appeals court ruling temporarily allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to stay on the market but imposes limits on its use.
The appeals court judges temporarily blocked mail delivery of mifepristone, re-imposed doctor visits on patients, and shortened the length of time patients can take the pill to the seventh week of pregnancy, down from 10 weeks before.
"The direct consequence of the Fifth Circuit's ruling is that FDA must effectuate a series of extensive approvals to implement the Fifth Circuit's rollback. Without those approvals, Danco cannot legally market and distribute mifepristone," Ellsworth wrote.
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