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Acting AG Moves to Halt Mail-Order Abortion Pills.

7/16/2026

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  • Todd Blanche, acting Attorney General, will end distribution of abortion pills.
  • Anti-abortion groups and Senator Katie Britt have urged the Justice Department to block mail-order abortion pills, citing abortions and a woman receiving the pill without consent.
  • The American Civil Liberties Union warned Blanche’s stance could enable attempts to ban medication abortion.
  • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting its first safety review of mifepristone in a decade.