{"id":6421,"date":"2026-05-01T23:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=6421"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:39:16","slug":"mifepristone-telemedicine-ruling","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/pt\/news-and-stories\/mifepristone-telemedicine-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from F\u00f2s Feminista on nationwide restriction of abortion medication access by mail"},"template":"","class_list":["post-6421","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-news","article_format-statements","issue_tax-legal-abortion","location-united-states"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"article_type":26,"article_format":44,"authors":"","add_button":false,"button_type":"","button":null,"download":null,"download_button_text":"","featured_image":3656},"sidebar":{"issues":{"title":"Quest\u00f5es priorit\u00e1rias","issues":[34]},"locations":{"title":"Localiza\u00e7\u00e3o","locations":[147]},"partners":{"title":"Parceiros","partners":""}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_hero_article","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_hero_article":{"":null,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<strong>Nova York, NY<\/strong> \u2014 Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in <em>Louisiana v. FDA<\/em> reinstating a nationwide requirement that patients obtain mifepristone in person at a health center, rather than by mail or at a pharmacy after receiving care through telemedicine, while Louisiana\u2019s appeal proceeds.\r\n\r\nThe decision imposes a severe restriction on mifepristone, a safe and effective medication used in nearly two-thirds of U.S. abortions and in early miscarriage care. The FDA lifted the in-person dispensing requirement in 2021, and made that change permanent in 2023, based on extensive evidence and real-world data showing that mifepristone can be safely provided through telemedicine and mail delivery.\r\n\r\nThis ruling is a dangerous rollback of reproductive rights and public health. It will make care harder to reach for people across the country, especially those living in rural areas, people with disabilities, people facing intimate partner violence, and others who already face significant barriers to in-person health care. It is also out of step with both the <a href=\"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/pt\/news-and-stories\/new-who-guidelines\/\">worldwide medical consensus on mifepristone<\/a> and the clear support U.S. voters have shown for abortion rights in recent state-level elections.\r\n\r\nIn response to the Fifth Circuit\u2019s decision, <a href=\"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/pt\/people\/giselle-carino\/\">Giselle Carino<\/a>, CEO da F\u00f2s Feminista, emitiu o seguinte comunicado:\r\n<blockquote>\u201cThis decision is a direct attack on safe, evidence-based health care. Mifepristone has been used safely for more than 25 years for abortion and miscarriage care, and its safety has been repeatedly affirmed by medical authorities in the United States and around the world.\r\n\r\nRestricting telemedicine access does not change the science. It only makes care harder to reach, especially for people who already face the greatest barriers to care. For many women, girls, and gender-diverse people, telemedicine is not a convenience. It is a critical pathway to dignity, autonomy, and timely health care.\u201d<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/pt\/about-us\/\">F\u00f2s Feminista<\/a> \u00e9 uma alian\u00e7a feminista internacional que promove a sa\u00fade sexual e reprodutiva, os direitos e a justi\u00e7a. Juntamente com mais de 180 parceiros e aliados em mais de 35 pa\u00edses, trabalhamos para expandir o acesso a cuidados baseados em direitos e com inclus\u00e3o de g\u00eanero e para fortalecer sistemas e movimentos de sa\u00fade liderados localmente.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>Nosso trabalho abrange a presta\u00e7\u00e3o de servi\u00e7os de sa\u00fade, a defesa de pol\u00edticas e a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de movimentos. Em parceria com organiza\u00e7\u00f5es locais, apoiamos o acesso \u00e0 contracep\u00e7\u00e3o, \u00e0 assist\u00eancia ao aborto onde for legal, \u00e0 educa\u00e7\u00e3o sexual abrangente e a servi\u00e7os para sobreviventes de viol\u00eancia de g\u00eanero. Tamb\u00e9m investimos em estrat\u00e9gias baseadas na comunidade que respondem aos contextos locais e alcan\u00e7am as pessoas mais frequentemente exclu\u00eddas do atendimento.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>O F\u00f2s Feminista trabalha com parceiros em espa\u00e7os pol\u00edticos, tribunais e comunidades para proteger a autonomia corporal, promover a equidade e defender os direitos humanos. Nossa abordagem centraliza a lideran\u00e7a local, a evid\u00eancia e a dignidade, reconhecendo que o progresso sustent\u00e1vel depende de recursos flex\u00edveis, parcerias s\u00f3lidas e cuidados sem condi\u00e7\u00f5es.<\/em>","":null,"anchor_id":""}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Court Ruling Restricts Access to Abortion Pill by Mail (Mifepristone)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fifth Circuit ruling reinstates in-person requirement for mifepristone, restricting telemedicine and mail access to abortion and miscarriage care nationwide.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fosfeminista.org\/pt\/news-and-stories\/mifepristone-telemedicine-ruling\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_BR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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