WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a temporary order allowing continued mail distribution of the abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol while litigation proceeds. The order is set to expire within days as the Court considers next steps in the case.

“Today’s action by the Court is not a final ruling on the merits of this case,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “It is a temporary procedural step that leaves unresolved the very real concerns about the safety of these drugs and the decision under the Biden administration’s FDA to recklessly remove longstanding safeguards.”

The challenged regulations stem from decisions by the Food and Drug Administration under the Biden administration to loosen safety protocols, including allowing abortion drugs to be prescribed via telehealth and delivered by mail. A federal appeals court had recently reinstated requirements for in-person medical oversight, citing concerns about the FDA’s actions.

Under the Biden administration, the FDA removed in-person medical supervision which places women at increased risk, particularly when complications arise without immediate access to a physician. Mifepristone, used in combination with another drug, can lead to serious adverse events including heavy bleeding, sepsis, and incomplete abortion requiring surgical intervention.

“When abortion drugs are mailed across state lines with little or no medical oversight, women are left to manage potentially dangerous complications on their own,” Tobias said. “This is not compassionate care — it is a dangerous experiment on women.”

Chemical abortion now accounts for a majority of abortions in the United States, increasing the urgency of ensuring proper safeguards are in place.

The Court’s temporary order merely preserves the status quo for a short period and does not validate the FDA’s decisions under the Biden administration or address the underlying legal and medical questions.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

WASHINGTON — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision today temporarily blocks the Biden-era FDA rule that allowed abortion pills containing mifepristone to be distributed through the mail without an in-person medical visit. Today’s decision restores a critical layer of oversight for women’s health and state authority and reinstates the prior requirement that mifepristone be dispensed in person while litigation continues.

“This decision is an important step toward restoring common-sense medical safeguards that were recklessly discarded by the Biden administration in the rush to expand abortion pill access,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Mail-order abortion drugs bypass basic protections such as physical exams, accurate pregnancy dating, screening for ectopic pregnancy, and the abortion-by-mail scheme complicates emergency care.”

Tobias continued, “Women deserve better than an abortion-by-mail system that prioritizes ideology over safety.”

The court’s ruling comes amid growing legal and medical scrutiny over the FDA’s loosening of mifepristone regulations under the Biden administration, particularly the removal of in-person dispensing requirements in 2023. Louisiana argued that the federal government failed to adequately justify these changes and ignored serious risks, including hemorrhage, sepsis, and complications that may require emergency intervention.

“For years, pro-life advocates have warned that mailing abortion drugs across state lines undermines both women’s health and duly enacted state protections for unborn children,” Tobias said. “Today’s decision recognizes that the FDA cannot simply sweep legitimate safety concerns aside in favor of politics.”

Medication abortions now account for a majority of U.S. abortions, making regulatory accountability more urgent than ever.

“The abortion industry has aggressively pushed convenience over caution,” Tobias added. “Women facing unexpected pregnancies deserve real medical care, real information, and real support—not dangerous shortcuts.”

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.

WASHINGTON — National Right to Life today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision allowing First Choice Women’s Resource Centers to challenge a New Jersey state investigation in federal court.

“The Supreme Court rightly recognized that government power cannot be used to intimidate or silence organizations simply because they offer life-affirming alternatives to abortion,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Pregnancy resource centers exist to support women, provide practical assistance, and affirm the value of both mother and child. State officials should not weaponize investigations to chill protected speech or target donors because they disagree with a center’s mission.”

The case centered on a New Jersey subpoena seeking donor information and internal records from First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a faith-based pregnancy center. The Court’s ruling ensures that organizations raising legitimate constitutional concerns can seek protection in federal court when faced with potentially abusive government overreach.

Marie Tasy, executive director of New Jersey Right to Life, the New Jersey affiliate of National Right to Life, stated. “The New Jersey Attorney General created a so-called ‘Reproductive Rights Strike Force’ and used it to target a pregnancy center that had not received a single public complaint. That is government overreach, plain and simple. Today the Supreme Court said: enough. Pregnancy centers have the right to fight back in federal court, and their donors have the right to give without fear of government retaliation.”

Tasy continued, “New Jersey Right to Life will stand with them every step of the way. Pregnancy centers across this state serve thousands of women every year, and we will never stop defending their right to do so — or the right of the people who make that work possible.”

Across the country, pregnancy resource centers provide millions of dollars in free medical services, parenting support, material aid, and emotional care to women facing unexpected pregnancies. These centers should be free to continue their work without political harassment.

“This unanimous decision sends an unmistakable message: Americans do not surrender their First Amendment freedoms when they advocate for unborn children,” Tobias said. “Women deserve compassionate care and real choices. Today’s ruling protects the freedom of those who offer hope, help, and life-affirming support.”

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.