The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. issued an order Monday allowing the abortion pill to continue to be available through remote appointments and mail, putting on hold an appeals court decision

May 4 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a lower court's ruling that implemented a nationwide ban on doctors prescribing the abortion drug mifepristone during telehealth visits.

The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor.

The Supreme Court temporarily restored access to the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies, blocking an appeals court ruling.

A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone, setting up a likely Supreme Court challenge.

The Supreme Court of the United States has temporarily restored access to the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth appointments and mail delivery while it reviews emergency appeals from...