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change](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5810510/supreme-court-mifepristone-appeals-telehealth) "As evidence supporting this model of care has continued to grow, and with supportive policy environments in Washington and in Hawai'i, this really is the right time
pill is back. On Monday, the Supreme Court put the appeals court ruling [on hold for one week](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5810510/supreme-court-mifepristone-appeals-telehealth). That means mifepristone can still be prescribed through telemedicine and sent through the mail
changed. Or she could ship them only misoprostol — a second drug already used in most medication abortions. Combined, mifepristone and misoprostol are considered the clinical "gold standard" for medication abortion. Misoprostol can be taken alone
recently passed [a law](https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0126) to outlaw abortions once there's a "detectable fetal heartbeat." [![A woman dressed as a mifepristone pill is at rally outside the US Supreme Court on April