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Last Updated: Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 02:42 PM
Category: Health

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If the abortion pill mifepristone can't be sent by mail, providers have a plan

Some abortion-rights advocates feared that telehealth abortion access might grind to a halt. That seems unlikely to happen.
Packages of the abortion pill mifepristone in Newark, Del., March 12, 2025.
Packages of the abortion pill mifepristone in Newark, Del., in 2025.Hannah Yoon / The New York Times via Redux file

Abortion providers were suddenly faced with a conundrum over the weekend, after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a requirement that the abortion pill mifepristone be dispensed in person only: If patients can no longer get it by telehealth and mail, what are their options?

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