thomas rice issued a ruling in a separate case in washingto state that blocked the fda fro suspending fda approval of the drug rice said his ruling onl applied to the 17 states and the district of columbia whose democratic journeys general su to protect access to mifepristone joins me now is congresswoma barbara lee. congresswoman, it s great to see you again. thank you for coming back in the show this is an issue that we hav discussed many times on th show with you, extremely personal to you. in 2021 you shared your stor of getting an abortion i mexico after you found out tha you are pregnant at 16 years old. how crucial is it that miner have access to this care i this country thanks for having me, gla to be with you again it is very crucial tha everyone have access t medication abortion.