Will SCOTUS rule to restore access to the abortion pill by mail by May 15?
76% of users predicted NO — the community missed this one. 33 predictions cast.
The Supreme Court temporarily restored mail-order and telehealth access to the abortion pill mifepristone on May 4, 2026. Justice Samuel Alito issued an administrative stay blocking a Fifth Circuit appeals court order that had required the FDA to revert to in-person prescription requirements. The Fifth Circuit had ruled in favor of Louisiana, which argued that the FDA's earlier decision allowing telehealth and mail-order dispensing of mifepristone conflicted with the state's near-total abortion ban. The Supreme Court's administrative stay was set to expire May 11, giving the full court time to consider drug manufacturers' emergency appeal. The stay did not constitute a final ruling on the merits. The community largely did not anticipate the restoration—only 24% expected the Court to act—making this one of the more notable surprises of the resolution window. The community was wrong.