The Supreme Court says rules that allow patients to get the abortion pill mifepristone through the mail can stay the same for at least a week.

The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation

The Supreme Court temporarily restored access to the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies, blocking an appeals court ruling.

The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.

A supporter of the ban points to FDA "safeguards" in place when the drug was approved. (AP video: Joseph B. Frederick)

The Supreme Court blocked a lower court's ruling that banned doctors prescribing the abortion drug mifepristone during telehealth visits.

The Supreme Court restored access to the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies on Monday. WJZ-TV's Dennis Valera reports.

The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily restored nationwide access to mifepristone by mail as the case proceeds, after an appeals court moved to ban prescriptions via telehealth.