Mifepristone, the Abortion Pill, Returns to the Supreme Court. Here’s What to Know.

The Louisiana lawsuit, which seeks to block telehealth prescribing and mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone, has major implications for abortion access nationwide.After an appeals court ruling Friday, some telehealth abortion services started shipping only misoprostol, typically the second drug used after mifepristone in the medication abortion regimen. Services resumed sending both medications on Monday after the Supreme Court temporarily restored access.