# Society for Family Planning

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-09**: 5th Circuit hears mifepristone arguments — Louisiana AG Liz Murrill and Rosalie Markezich argue for tighter prescribing rules before a three-judge panel in New Orleans.
- **2025**: Louisiana pill access estimated at 770–900 monthly — A Society for Family Planning survey estimates that 770–900 Louisiana women per month obtained abortion pills from out-of-state providers under shield laws.
- **2022-06-24**: Supreme Court allows states to decide abortion issue — The Dobbs decision clears the path for state abortion bans and sets up the current legal battles over cross-border medication abortion.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 5th Circuit weighs mifepristone limits as 770–900 LA women get pills monthly
2026-09-09 21:58:41 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

A Fifth Circuit panel is weighing whether federal courts or the FDA should govern mifepristone prescribing, with state shield laws and cross-border pill access at issue. The case is one of three appeals seeking to restrict medication abortion.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/5th-circuit-mifepristone-prescribing-legal-challenge

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