Mifepristone – World Justice News

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 World Justice News 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

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New York doctor indicted for prescribing Louisiana teen abortion pill

February 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

A New York doctor has been indicted for allegedly sending abortion pills to a teenager in Louisiana, in what could be the first time a provider has faced criminal charges for mailing the medication since […]

US Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict access to abortion pill mifepristone

June 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Americans will still be able to buy an abortion pill after the US Supreme Court threw out a bid by campaign groups to restrict access to it. The decision was made by the same court […]

US Supreme Court to consider abortion pill case

December 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court will decide whether to restrict access to a commonly used abortion pill. It will be the most significant US reproductive rights case after the court overturned Roe v Wade, ending a […]

Mifepristone: US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access

April 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug can remain available while a legal case continues. In a split decision, it also rejected restrictions on mifepristone implemented […]

US Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that limits access to abortion pill mifepristone

April 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a court decision that would halt the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. A judge said current rules over access to the drug – used in the most […]

How ‘judge shopping’ led to a showdown over abortion drug mifepristone

April 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Texas judge whose recent ruling could have banned an abortion drug across the US was hand-picked by activists who want to prohibit the procedure, experts say. So what is so-called judge shopping? When Judge […]

Mifepristone: US abortion pill access in doubt after rival rulings

April 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas has ordered a hold on the longstanding approval of a widely used abortion drug, mifepristone. But an hour later an Obama-picked judge in Washington state issued a competing ruling, […]

US FDA permanently allows mail-order abortion pills

December 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

US drug regulators have approved mail-order abortion pills, making permanent a temporary rule change that was approved this year during the pandemic. The decision from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will open abortion […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]