Anti-abortion groups have sought to restore the in-person dispensing requirement, arguing that taking mifepristone at home can pose health risks, though multiple studies have concluded the medication is generally safe and effective.
In urging the Supreme Court not to intervene, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, a Republican, wrote in court filings that despite Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban, as many as 1,000 abortions per month were still occurring through mifepristone pills mailed into the state.
Murrill later criticized the court’s ruling in a statement issued Thursday evening.
“It’s shocking that the Supreme Court would block this common-sense return to medically ethical practices and oversight,” she said. “We will keep fighting.”
An attorney for the Alliance Defending Freedom, Erin Hawley, who is litigating the case with the state of Louisiana, said in a statement Thursday’s ruling, “It’s high time the Biden FDA be held accountable for the destruction it has caused with this high-risk drug.”
