{"id":2600470,"date":"2026-05-08T16:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-urge-high-court-to-reinstate-abortion-pill-restrictions\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:11:12","slug":"gop-lawmakers-urge-high-court-to-reinstate-abortion-pill-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-urge-high-court-to-reinstate-abortion-pill-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmakers urge high court to reinstate abortion pill restrictions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-lawmakers-urge-high-court-to-reinstate-abortion-pill-restrictions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600470&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>More than 100 Republican lawmakers have filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate stricter regulations on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/egregious-abuse-11-gop-senators-demand-google-stop-censoring-ads-for-abortion-pill-reversal-hotline\/\" title=\"\u2018Egregious Abuse\u2019: 11 GOP Senators Demand Google Stop Censoring Ads For Abortion Pill Reversal Hotline\">abortion pill mifepristone<\/a>. Signed by House Speaker Mike Johnson, senate Majority Leader John Thune, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (along with 113 GOP lawmakers), the brief argues that the Biden administration-through the FDA-improperly loosened safety requirements for the drug.<\/p>\n<p>The filing supports a recent Fifth Circuit ruling that temporarily restored requirements for in-person medical visits before patients can recieve mifepristone and rejected emergency requests from manufacturers Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro. although the Supreme Court issued an administrative stay to maintain the situation while it considers whether to take up the case, Republicans contend the change allowing mail distribution prevents doctors from properly screening patients for serious conditions (including ectopic pregnancy) and makes it harder to detect coercion or abuse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>More than 100 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> lawmakers filed an amicus brief with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> urging the justices to reinstate restrictions on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"200\">abortion<\/a> pill mifepristone, arguing the Biden administration unlawfully loosened safety requirements for the drug.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/25\/25A1207\/408275\/20260507122624693_25A1207%20and%2025A1208_Amicus%20Brief.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/25\/25A1207\/408275\/20260507122624693_25A1207%20and%2025A1208_Amicus%20Brief.pdf\">The brief<\/a>, signed by Speaker of the House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7043\">Mike Johnson <\/a>(R-LA), Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"178\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD), and House Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-scalise\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1757\">Steve Scalise<\/a> (R-LA), among 113 GOP lawmakers, asked the high court to uphold a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling restoring stricter regulations on the drug and reject emergency appeals from manufacturers Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4561089\/trump-fire-fda-chief-marty-makary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump plans to fire FDA chief Marty Makary, who has caught flak from all directions<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">              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hantavirus in US<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>On May 1, the 5th Circuit <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4553456\/samuel-alito-halts-appeals-court-ruling-mifepristone-abortion-pills\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4553456\">temporarily blocked<\/a> mifepristone from being prescribed online and shipped through the mail, reinstating requirements for in-person medical visits before patients can obtain the medication.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Supreme Court temporarily halted that ruling Monday, with Justice <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/samuel-alito\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1232\">Samuel Alito<\/a> issuing an administrative stay through May 11 to give the justices time to consider requests from the drugmakers to preserve nationwide access while the court weighs whether to take up the case.<\/p>\n<p>In their filing, Republicans argued the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fda\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1169\">Food and Drug Administration<\/a> exceeded its authority by loosening restrictions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-lifts-restriction-on-remote-prescriptions-of-abortion-drugs\/\" title=\"... Lifts Restriction on Remote Prescriptions of Abortion ...s\">chemical abortion drugs<\/a> and permitting them to be distributed by mail despite long-standing federal laws restricting the mailing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-state-legislatures-move-to-ban-chemical-abortion-by-mail\/\" title=\"GOP State Legislatures Move To Ban Chemical Abortion By Mail\">abortion-inducing drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers also argued that removing the in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/f-d-a-changes-policy-allows-abortion-pills-to-be-sent-through-mail-during-covid-19-pandemic\/\" title=\"F.D.A. Changes Policy, Allows Abortion Pills To Be Sent Through Mail During COVID-19 Pandemic\">-person dispensing requirement<\/a> prevents doctors from screening for serious medical conditions, including ectopic pregnancies, and makes it harder to identify cases of coercion or abuse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also increases the likelihood that some women are being coerced into taking these drugs against their will,\u201d the lawmakers wrote, citing the experience of plaintiff Rosalie Markezich.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) accused the Biden administration of using the FDA to \u201csubvert\u201d the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2202\">Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/a> <\/em>by eliminating mifepristone\u2019s in-person dispensing requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Smith called the FDA\u2019s decision \u201creckless,\u201d arguing it prioritized \u201cpro-abortion ideology above medical due diligence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4561089\/trump-fire-fda-chief-marty-makary\/\">TRUMP PLANS TO FIRE FDA CHIEF MARTY MAKARY, WHO HAS CAUGHT FLAK FROM ALL DIRECTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Smith further argued that mailing the drug without in-person screenings leaves women without adequate medical oversight or evaluation for contraindications, coercion, and other health concerns. He praised the 5th Circuit for recognizing those risks and said he hopes the Supreme Court upholds the lower court\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cassidy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2103\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> (R-LA), a physician, said safeguards such as in-person dispensing requirements \u201cmust be reinstated immediately,\u201d arguing chemical abortion drugs \u201cput mothers\u2019 lives at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 100 GOP lawmakers urge Supreme Court to restore limits on mifepristone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2600471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25045740701961.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4310,6203,37167,5894,32275],"class_list":["post-2600470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abortion","tag-gop","tag-healthcare-policy","tag-politics","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25045740701961.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2600470"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2600474,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600470\/revisions\/2600474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2600471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2600470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2600470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2600470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}