Justice Alito Stays Ruling on Abortion Pill by Mail

About this episode

The episode discusses Justice Alito's temporary order allowing the abortion pill Mifepristone to be dispensed by mail amidst ongoing legal debates about abortion access and judicial standing.

Justice Samuel Alito allows medical companies to continue administering the abortion pill Mifepristone after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered for it to be dispensed only in person. Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the role of standing in judicial review and abortion access after Donald Trump’s presidency.The Agenda:–Court issues temporary order allowing access to abortion pill by mail–The 5th Circuit is the outlier court–Overturning Roe V. Wade didn’t end abortion–Can Trump end Temporary Protected Status Program for Haitians and Syrians?–What if this was all racially motivated?–Justices appear mixed on whether geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment–Listener questions!Show Notes:–Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency–Trump v. HawaiiOrder Sarah’s book here.Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium…

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Isgur

Guest: David French

Topics covered

• abortion access
• judicial review
• Trump presidency
• court rulings
• Fourth Amendment
• geofence warrant
• listener questions

Keywords

• abortion pill
• Mifepristone
• 5th Circuit
• judicial review
• Trump
• Roe V. Wade
• Fourth Amendment
• geofence warrant

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, The Dispatch, Environmental Protection Agency, Temporary Protected Status Program

Products: Mifepristone

Places: Massachusetts, Haiti, Syria

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