Supreme Court Refuses for Now to Halt by-Mail Abortion Pills (2)

The U.S. Supreme Court let women, for now, keep obtaining abortion-inducing pills by mail during the Covid-19 pandemic, deferring action on a Trump administration bid to reinstate a requirement that patients visit a medical facility.

In an unsigned, one-paragraph order, the court said a federal trial judge should first consider whether to modify or lift its order blocking the in-person requirement. The high court said the trial judge should rule within 40 days of receiving a request from the government.

“Without indicating this court’s views on the merits of the district court’s order or injunction, a more comprehensive record ...