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On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court stayed a Fifth Circuit ruling that would have banned mailing mifepristone nationwide, preserving telehealth and mail-order access to the drug used in roughly 63% of U.S. abortions. The order keeps the status quo while Louisiana v. FDA proceeds through lower courts, but the underlying questions about FDA authority, the Comstock Act, and state-level bans remain unresolved — setting the stage for what could become the most consequential post-Dobbs abortion case yet.