The Supreme Court extended a freeze Monday on new restrictions for dispensing the widely used abortion pill mifepristone, allowing the continued mail-order prescribing of the drug. Why it matters: The extension, which runs through 5 p.m. Thursday, provides a reprieve for pharmacies, telehealth companies and clinicians caught up in the latest legal tussle over accessing the pill. Driving the news: Justice Samuel Alito extended a stay he granted a week ago in response to requests from drugmakers