May 7, 2026 · 59 min · 24 segments
In this episode, Imani and Jess unpack the historic attack on voting rights from the Supreme Court in *Louisiana v. Callais* and explain what’s next from the Court on the fight to block mifepristone…
Imani GandyHostJessica Mason PiekloHost
Our first segment, what the fuck is going on? Because I would like to know what the fuck is going on with people who seem to think that Sam Alito is a friend of abortion access somehow.
So let's talk about what the fuck is going on with the mifepristone lawsuit at the Supreme Court.
So last week, the Fifth Circuit issued a decision that suspended nationwide a Biden-era rule that allowed mifepristone to be prescribed via telehealth with pills shipped either by mail or picked up at certified pharmacies.
This is in the case out of Louisiana that we've covered extensively on this podcast.
The Fifth Circuit effectively put back in place the requirement that mifepristone be dispensed in person by a clinician.
... just like the good old days of whole women's health in the Obama years.
Remember when the Fifth Circuit would just Fifth Circuit all over the place at the end of the week?
Anyway, almost immediately, attorneys representing the pharmaceutical companies who make and distribute mifepristone filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court.
Our first segment, what the fuck is going on? Because I would like to know what the fuck is going on with people who seem to think that Sam Alito is a friend of abortion access somehow.
So let's talk about what the fuck is going on with the mifepristone lawsuit at the Supreme Court.
So last week, the Fifth Circuit issued a decision that suspended nationwide a Biden-era rule that allowed mifepristone to be prescribed via telehealth with pills shipped either by mail or picked up at certified pharmacies.
This is in the case out of Louisiana that we've covered extensively on this podcast.
The Fifth Circuit effectively put back in place the requirement that mifepristone be dispensed in person by a clinician.
... just like the good old days of whole women's health in the Obama years.
Remember when the Fifth Circuit would just Fifth Circuit all over the place at the end of the week?
Anyway, almost immediately, attorneys representing the pharmaceutical companies who make and distribute mifepristone filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court.
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