Statement from Lupe Rodriguez, Executive Director, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, on the Fifth Circuit order to reinstate an in-person nationwide requirement for medication abortion

“This ruling by the Fifth Circuit will hit Latine and immigrant communities hardest. Medication abortion by mail is one of the few ways people can overcome systemic barriers to care, and we know it’s safe and effective. Taking it away is deliberate and dangerous and puts politics over the health and well-being of our communities.”