US appeals court puts Texas abortion pill ban on hold

A US appeals court has ruled that abortion pills containing the drug mifepristone should remain available at least temporarily but has allowed tighter restrictions on how patients access the drug.

The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued late on Wednesday granted an emergency request by the Biden administration to put on hold a Texas court ruling last week overturning regulator’s approval of mifepristone more than two decades ago.