A New Orleans-based appeals court has ruled to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, partially upholding a lower court ruling that alarmed abortion advocates but won praise from pro-life groups.
A three-judge panel at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Aug. 16 (pdf) to uphold a lower court’s ruling that would end the availability of the abortion drug by mail and instead require it to be administered in the presence of a doctor.
