simply restore the circumstances that existed, an not the government defende from 2000 and 2016, under thre presidential administrations explain why that would not b the case, and why it i important for this drug to remain unrestricted? well i mean what is at stak is the availability of mifepristone, not just in, you know, across the country, right? not just in, you know, places, you know, like new york an california but all the places where peopl are surging in order to ge access to care and i think that justice alito and justice thomas chose t inform us of what thei position was regarding whether or not to let this decisio stay both the reality is we don t know with the majority of th court did. we don t know what the other justices did did in that photo. so we do need to be concerne that we are going to have this this will go back to the fifth circuit in may and the reality is it will
case the three judge panel will begin hearings - may 17th and decided whether to uphol the ruling by this activis federal judge in texas the appeals court should not does lean conservative as this plays, out democrats are fighting, state by state to keep the abortion pill on the market we still are not out of the water. and the reality is that if there is an abortion ban i place in any state across th country, that is still i place. we know that they migh continue to go after mifepristone and mifepriston and that is why you se democratic governors startin to stockpile these drugs because it is the most widel used means of abortion acros the country today. joining me, now msnbc investigative reporter chloe atkins chloe, what are the next steps in this fight? how long can i don t guarantee in states where abortion i legal? as you laid, ou mifepristone as of now remains legal.
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we know is a possibility, an also for the possibility tha the fifth circuit does not break their way? well i think i want t underscore the point tha mifepristone is still availabl and it is still legal wher abortions are legal. and that is important becaus for the foreseeable future the majority of people who will be seeking access will likely b seeking access to mifepristone our health centers are makin their own operational decision about, of course, by stage but they are prepared for al of the protocols involved. whether that is a misoprosto only regiment of mifepriston reggie and surgical abortion, - they should go to abortion finder dot org to seek acces and information based on where they are in which day. i will add to that analysis the fact that mifepristone, as you and i both all well know it s also used in cases of miscarriage. you say it over and over again abortion is health care. these moments are a reminder o
msnbc. thank you so much, reverend sharpton, thank you so much, let s begin this saturday with mifepristone and what happen now, supreme court i temporarily protecting acces to the most used abortion drug in united states two of the nine justices justice clarence thomas an samuel alito dissented friday, saying they would have allowed the original ruling, you know, the one by judge matthew kacsmaryk, to stay in effect which invalidated the fda approval of mifepristone this is thanks to the bide administration, the high court got involved in the firs place. this late quote, fridays stay sends long message to the lowe courts that scotus will no entertain the cynical attemp to impose new nationwide restrictions potentially even a ban o abortion if you feel like it is a littl too early to breathe a sigh of relief, well you would b right. mifepristone remains available in certain states wher abortion is currently illegal. that is until the fifth circui court of appeals rules on this