@politiconews: The next phase in the abortion wars may come down to one question: Do the rights of red states to enforce bans override the rights of blue states to protect access? Louisiana will argue before a federal appeals court this week that FDA rules allowing telehealth prescription and mail delivery of the drug mifepristone infringe on the state’s right to prohibit abortion within its borders. But should its lawsuit succeed — or one of the others like it filed by Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri or Texas — it would wipe out online and mail access in states where abortion is legal, cutting off millions of residents from a method they increasingly depend on. “They can have their ban,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said of Louisiana and the other states suing over federal telehealth abortion rules. “I don’t like it. I think it’s wrong. I think Roe v. Wade should be the rule, but it’s not, and we accept that. But don’t reach into our state and try to impose restrictions.” The case threatens to rip up the delicate national patchwork of abortion access that emerged after the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, with dozens of GOP-led states restricting or banning abortion and the rest enacting laws to preserve access to mail-order pills and in-clinic surgical procedures.

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akfhayw1 :

Yes. It’s the same as buying weed from Colorado and getting it shipped to a state where it’s illegal

2026-09-15 15:45:50

Jenny :

Deadass these Red states politicians should be stripped of their jobs and these bans should be illegal

2026-09-15 22:22:12

Funny valentine :

2026-09-16 02:43:02

University of Pi🇦🇶🏴‍☠️ :

Well, allowing other states to mail things to a state where there is a ban is effectively saying the bans can't be enforced. Texas and Kansas have decided the NFA doesn't apply does that mean that not only would I not need a form 4, but in a place where they're actually banned I can just import from Texas via the mail under Texas law superceding New York law just like Lousina law is supercedesd by New York law?

2026-09-15 23:13:19

icesaiyah :

Not to compare abortion to slavery, but remember that slave states insisted they had the right to invade free states to recapture slaves. Conservative states will cry "states rights" but refuse to respect the rights of progressive states time and time again

2026-09-15 21:16:37

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Shawn Davis :

In violation of the fundamental definitions of what fundamental american freedoms mean

2026-09-16 17:49:45

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