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Acting AG Blanche seeks permanent Dobbs, bans pill mailings

8/9/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told leaders the Justice Department and White House aim to make Dobbs permanent nationwide.
Blanche, after President Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi, was confirmed by the Senate 50-49 following a 12-10 Judiciary Committee vote.
In a leaked July 30 call he said he will block mailing abortion pills under the 1873 Comstock Act and ordered a DOJ review of the FDA’s mifepristone safety assessment.

History

Historical Context

Justice Harry Blackmun wrote the 1973 Roe v. Wade opinion that grounded abortion rights in the Fourteenth Amendment’s privacy guarantee. The Court later reversed that holding in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022, ending the constitutional protection. Federal officials now press to enforce the Dobbs reversal, illustrating how each Supreme Court shift reshapes national reproductive-rights policy.

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Story summary

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told leaders the Justice Department and White House aim to make Dobbs permanent nationwide.
Blanche, after President Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi, was confirmed by the Senate 50-49 following a 12-10 Judiciary Committee vote.
In a leaked July 30 call he said he will block mailing abortion pills under the 1873 Comstock Act and ordered a DOJ review of the FDA’s mifepristone safety assessment.

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