What to know about the US court block on mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

NewsWorldAmericasWhat to know about the US court block on mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristoneFDA officials have said the agency is conducting a new review of mifepristone's safetyIndependent Reporters Saturday 02 May 2026 12:35 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969421","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mifepristone-mail-ban-abortion-fda-b2969421.html","title":"What to know about US court block on mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-47159","index":0}An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March 26, 2024 (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I...