Battles have been raging in the courts over access to mifepristone, the abortion pill widely used in medication abortions and increasingly available through the mail. For pro-life states, expanded access to the drug has created a major enforcement problem, allowing women to obtain abortions online even where state laws heavily restrict or outlaw the practice.

Most surprising in all of this is that the Trump administration seems increasingly apathetic to the pro-life side of the argument and, in many ways, appears content to let it fail in the courts. The political liability of forcefully defending pro-life policies seems to outweigh how much Trump personally cares about the issue.

The Trump administration has been letting pro-lifers down for some time, but its failure to meaningfully assist states seeking to enforce their abortion laws represents an especially serious betrayal.

The Trump administration hopes the courts will sort this out

In 2023, the Biden administration lifted requirements that patients obtain mifepristone in person, allowing the abortion pill to be distributed through the mail. As a result, even in states that have outlawed abortion, women........

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