this law of the land. it says, no person in the united states shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in being denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. again, in honor of this anniversary, we unveiled a portrait which will hang in the halls. it s about our first. the first she s actually the first woman of color to serve in the congress. so she s honored for her first burt also for what she accomplished. we already have good friday morning. i m garrett haake in washington listening to house speaker nancy pelosi reacting to what is the most seismic supreme court ruling in a generation. continuing breaking news coverage. granting abortion rights nationwide. this is the most highly anticipated decision in this supreme court session. probably the most highly anticipated decision in at least a decade. this decision centered on the case dobbs versus jackson inv
restrictive, to prohibit access to drugs that the fda has authorized as safe and effective for women to use. we are also hearing from the justice department on the issue of access to abortion clinics and the fact that it s not legal under the freedom of access to clinic entrances act to block people s physical access to walk into an abortion clinic. the justice department saying it s going to make sure that that right is protected. as you can see, these are steps around the margins. this is not the biden administration saying we are going to enforce the ability for women across the country to get an abortion. that s something that only congress can do. that s why we expect a key element of what president biden will have to say to be about the election and making sure to elect politicians who will ensure a woman s right to choose in future. thanks to you, josh. this is andrea mitchell reports with our continuing breaking news coverage of the supreme court s decision overtu