inventory. plus, the future of the most commonly used abortion method in the u.s. remains up in the air. inside the latest legal developments as federal judges could issue a ruling over access to the pill, mifepristone, at any moment. and flooding the streets, thousands of israelis marching through jerusalem s old city in annual parade that raises tensions in a divided city. we ll have a live report on the ground. the fbi revoked security clearances of three agents who took part in the insurrection on january 6th or expressed views that raised serious questions about their allegiance to the u.s. hear what two of them had to say while testifying on the hill today. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with that testimony on capitol hill from those two fbi agents who claim the government is being weaponized against conservatives. ryan nobles, you re following the story for us, what did we
in montana the governor has signed a bill into law that will ban abortions after 15 weeks and it bans the abortion method that is most commonly used after 15 weeks of pregnancy unless the fetus would not survive outside the womb. planned parenthood is asking for a judge to block the law calling it unconstitutional. in nebraska lawmakers advanced a 12-week abortion ban after a more restrictive version failed last month. this bill is tacked on to a measure banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. after five hours of debate yesterday there an 80-year-old republican state senator who had blocked a six-week abortion ban last month switched sides to support this one. the bill does include exceptions for rape, incest and to save the pregnant woman s life. a final vote set for friday. and as we mentioned earlier, the fate of one of the two pills required for a nonsurgical abortion, mifepristone, will be in front of one of the most
invalidated the approval of the drug on april 7th. but still on the market. women could still take this pill. what happens today? so we wait on the supreme court. they could decide that the pill does or doesn t remain accessible to everybody nationwide while the case on the merits that lower court case actually plays out. so, they had set a wednesday deadline. they got briefings from all sides. listen, the maker of the drug and the biden administration argue if the drug doesn t stay on the market, that there will be chaos. more than half of abortions in this country are done by this medicated abortion method. it requires this pill as part of the protocol. on the other side is arguing, listen, the texas judge got it right. the fda did not go through the proper steps to make sure that this thing was safe and effective and so it s got to be rolled back. so the clock is ticking. they have set another deadline for 11:59 eastern tonight on friday night. so we are standing by. ainsley: wh
still available, but if the ruling takes effect, it could block seechls the pill that s currently the most commonly aused abortion method in the country. and just minutes after the texas ruling, a federal judge in washington state issued a separate plichl r preliminary injunction it was brought by an attorney general that would make the fda remove unany restrictions on access to the drug the judge granted the plaintiffs a partial victory with the ruling applying to the 17 states that sued and washington, dc all of that sets up the potential in washington because the fda cannot simultaneously i ply it while also complying with the order from texas by suspending approval of the drug. that means the issue could go before the supreme court making it the first major abortion case heard before the right all of this new in the post-roe
biden is vowing to fight this ruling. the doj and the fda have already filed separate appeals. vice president. harris told reporters friday night. that court should not be allowed to tell the fda what it can do. this is a drug that beat fda approved and safe. 20 years ago. 20 years, so this is a dangerous president. never press stone is part of the most common abortion method in the u. s data from hundreds of studies have shown that it is highly safe and effective. its safety is on par with common over the counter pain relievers like ibuprofen and the seat of benefit. we re joined now by cnn s elizabeth cohen. um explain how widely this is used and talk more about the safety. victor. it s been used very widely widely, and it is very safe. i think a lot of