Updated Jan. 12, 2021 9:24 pm ET
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court Tuesday reinstated requirements that women seeking medication abortions make in-person visits to pick up their prescriptions, siding with the Trump administration over medical organizations that argued the mandate exposes patients to needless risks during the coronavirus pandemic.
The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the majority’s brief, unsigned order.
In March, the Food and Drug Administration relaxed in-person dispensing requirements for other drugs and encouraged telemedicine to reduce the spread of Covid-19. But the Trump administration, which opposes abortion rights, left in place regulations requiring women to make in-person visits to a hospital, clinic or physician’s office to pick up mifepristone, one of two drugs used to induce a medication abortion.
Politics Has No Place for Violence
The man who shot me in 2017 and the Capitol Hill rioters all were radicalized by extreme rhetoric. Wonder Land: Amid the Electoral College challenge, the president is putting the substance of his achievements at risk. Image: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite By Steve Scalise Jan. 12, 2021 6:32 pm ET
I’m still angry after last week’s events at the Capitol. I mourn for Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died from injuries inflicted by rioters, and worry about the morale and safety of his fellow officers. My concerns continue for the safety of my colleagues, staff and members of the press who work in Washington. President Trump should have denounced the attack unequivocally as it was taking place.