A Zombie Law Threatens The Right To Choose

Spring 2026

The law that nearly killed Playboy is back—and now it’s targeting abortion pills by mail.

BY BRITTNEY MCNAMARA

A STRANGE THING HAPPENED after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022: Abortions increased. Though 41 states have some sort of ban in place, many women are able to receive a prescription for abortion medication via a telehealth visit. Now one in four abortions nationwide occurs with pills received in the mail.

But if Republican p...