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The LA Illuminator reports on telehealth prescriptions of abortion drugs. The coverage is related to Louisiana as indicated by the source name.

A federal appeals court is hearing Louisiana's case seeking to reinstate in-person dispensing requirements for abortion pills Mifepristone and Misoprostol to limit their distribution in the state. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is pursuing enforcement actions against out-of-state doctors who allegedly sent abortion pills illegally to Louisiana, which has a near-total abortion ban.

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a 5th Circuit Court ruling that sided with Louisiana's effort to restrict the drug's availability through pharmacies and mail without in-person doctor visits. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill stated the legal fight continues, highlighting the state's ongoing challenge to FDA rules and the indictment of a California doctor for mailing abortion pills into Louisiana without a Louisiana-licensed physician's oversight.

A federal judge in Lafayette, Louisiana, denied the state's request to pause FDA rules allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be mailed nationwide, though he indicated the case could be revisited later. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is pursuing appeals and criminal cases against doctors who send abortion pills into Louisiana, arguing that mailed prescriptions undermine the state's abortion ban.