# Center for Reproductive Rights

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-09**: Fifth Circuit hears Louisiana v. FDA — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans holds oral arguments in a case that could end telehealth mifepristone access nationwide.
- **2026-05**: Choices Women's Center launches telehealth — Dr. Richardson begins offering telehealth abortion services at his Tucson clinic, and adoption takes off with 95% of patients choosing telemedicine.
- **2026-02**: Arizona court clears telehealth abortion — A judge rules in favor of Dr. William Richardson in a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, removing state restrictions on telehealth mifepristone in Arizona.
- **2023**: FDA makes telehealth mifepristone rule official — The FDA formally codifies the policy allowing mifepristone to be prescribed via telehealth and dispensed by mail.
- **2021**: FDA begins allowing telehealth mifepristone — During the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA begins allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed through telehealth and sent to patients in the mail.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 95% Telehealth Adoption at Stake as 5th Circuit Hears Abortion Pill Case
2026-09-10 11:54:38 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The Fifth Circuit is hearing Louisiana v. FDA, a case that could invalidate the FDA's 2023 telehealth mifepristone rule nationwide. For legal and regulatory professionals, it tests federal agency authority, state standing, and the durability of telehealth abortion access.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/legal-louisiana-v-fda-telehealth-abortion-5th-circuit

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