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Rachel Rebouché in the Media

Rachel Rebouché’s faculty profile

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Spectrum News 1 June 26, 2026

Paxton’s support for IVF highlights broader divide among GOP

Professor Rachel Rebouché explains that an FDA safety study on a medication with track record of safety and efficacy like mifepristone is unprecedented, while emphasizing that widespread interstate conflicts over abortion access are just beginning.
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the Los Angles Times June 23, 2026

The looming threats to abortion access in 2026

Professor Rachel Rebouché argues that medication abortion remains vulnerable despite recent court decisions preserving access, explaining for legal challenges and state shield laws could significantly restrict access.  
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The Atlantic June 14, 2026

So Much for Leaving Abortion Up to the States

Professor Rachel Rebouché weighs in on a discussion about the use of abortion pills in Louisiana, noting that policing access to these drugs would be very expensive and intrusive.
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Wisconsin Public Radio May 5, 2026

Here’s how recent legal decisions around abortion pill access could impact Wisconsinites

Professor Rachel Rebouché notes that the parties in a Louisiana case regarding mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone must quickly file their responses, after which time the Supreme Court will consider whether the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was right or wrong imposing restrictions on distribution of the medication.
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Texas Standard May 5, 2026

Supreme Court order keeps abortion pill access in flux

As a guest on Texas Standard, Professor Rachel Rebouché walks through recent legal proceedings and rulings regarding a fast-moving fight over abortion medication following last week's 5th Circuit ruling, which halted mail-order prescriptions of mifepristone.
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Bloomberg Law May 4, 2026

Bids to Expand Abortion Access in States Target Provider Limits

Professor Rachel Rebouché suggests that suits challenging physician-only abortion laws could succeed in states that have other protections for reproductive rights, so expanding who can perform abortions is viable where state-level constitutional or privacy protections already exist.
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The Nation May 2, 2026

The Fifth Circuit Seeks to Unilaterally Reimpose an Outdated Abortion Pill Protocol

Professor Rachel Rebouché argues that the legally dubious ruling issued by the Fifth Circuit reimposing an outdated in-person pickup requirement for Mifepristone that effectively banned telehealth medication abortion nationwide ignores overwhelming safety evidence, contradicts other court decisions, and will fail to stop abortion access regardless of what the Supreme Court ultimately decides.