So let s start with nbc news white house correspondent, allie raffa. ali, good morning. i just laid out the lega nightmare that we are in but what are we hearing from lawmakers, particularly from president biden? good morning. the decision was expected for few weeks now from texas it came as a shock to many considering the safety recor of the drug and the fact tha it s been fda approved for ove two decades. it s also the most commo method used in medicated abortions and it s more popula after roe v. wade wa overturned last summer this could be come the mos consequential ruling o abortion access since there an it s bringing the portio access - president biden reacted to thi ruling saying that it poses risk to embolden rights across the u.s. because the court substituted its judgment for the fda. the president said in statement that if this rulin were to stand on there would b
It is a terrible day for america. but it is a good day for justice and accountability michael, you toward rober costa the expect to see quote, complete and total mayhem at trump s arraignment. yet, there was a total dug there, a very few supporters and no protests. we did see trump slink back to mar-a-lago immediately after that court hearing your thoughts on what trum then try to grandstand while h was in new york city first of all, that is one prediction that i could not be happier that i got wrong i was right on so many predictions, this is one tha i m ecstatic with the tens and tens of trum supporters that were there including marjorie toile greene who just sat there an the second she got to new york she got the bronx cheer and ra her right out. i think she was here for all 3 seconds. she realized there was n support. the same thing with jordan santos
Live this morning. joining me now so we can take deeper dive s alexis mcgil johnson. she is the president and ceo o planned parenthood s federatio of america alexis, i know you re busy since last night but i wante to address this. as women wake up in americ this morning there are, as i mentioned, dueling federal court rulings on whether the can use mifepristone at this point, and practically speaking, what kind of guidanc is being given to women wh want to use the abortion pill? practically speaking, mifepristone is still availabl at least for the next seve days you are absolutely, right wome are waking, up patients ar waking up with appointment this week. i think it s very important fo us to reassure that they wil be able to seek abortion car in mifepristone, where it is available. but the bigger point here, i think, is that this is a crisi of democracy when you can have one activist conservative judge make decision like this, file a
Opinion are moving in opposite directions there were two dueling federal court rulings yesterday on whether a woman can use a ke abortion pill, a texas judge ruled to suspend the two decad old fda approval of the drug the ruling is now on hold fo seven days, giving the doj a opportunity to appeal. two hours later, a federal judge in washington state rule that the drug can be offered i 17 democratic states i washington, d.c. now, this tug of war is playin out the same week wisconsi voters voted overwhelmingly fo liberal state judge, supreme court judge, that will tip the balance of judicial power in the state. when i heard key campaig promises, protect reproductive rights juanita, what is your reaction to all of this look, rev, once again, woma