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Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone

restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone ![Mifepristone tablets sit on a table

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

access to abortion pill mifepristone A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access

RFK Jr agenda suffers another loss as trans advocates hail ‘huge step forward’

abortion and gender-affirming care. A different legal decision recently [halted](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/25/vaccines-kennedy-covid-rsv-flu) the agency’s attempt to raze vaccine recommendations, and new [research](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/tylenol-acetaminophen-pregnancy-no-link-autism-latest-study) and [regulatory decisions](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/trump-rfk-jr-leucovorin-autism-fda) have

Pennsylvania court strikes down ban on use of Medicaid funds for abortions

restrictions in 2019. While the case initially centered over state Medicaid limitations, the stakes significantly expanded after the US supreme court in 2022 ended nearly a half-century of federal abortion protections by overturning

A Tennessee woman needed an abortion to save her life. She then joined a lawsuit against the state’s ban

restrictions are endangering women’s health, even in places where exceptions for patients’ lives are supposed to be in place, said Linda Goldstein, lead attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, which helped bring

‘Can I have some, please?’: has Trump opened the door to a psychedelic future?

access. “Can I have some, please?” [Trump joked](https://youtu.be/8xrI-_qo64E?t=543) of ibogaine, which in gruelling 12-hour trips often provides visions of traumatic personal memories. “I’ll take whatever it takes,” he added, with