black robes inside the supreme court s drive to the right, and it s a story consequences. joan walk us through first of all this high stakes legal battle. yes, wolf. it is a high stakes legal battle. it s the first big case that down a path to the supreme court since last june s ruling reversing roe v. wade and eliminating a constitutional right to abortion nationwide, but it s important important to know that the supreme court did not outlaw abortion throughout the country, and in fact, many states still allow it. and the most common method of abortion is this medication abortion pill that s at issue in these cases. it also involves fda approval of a drug that dates back to the year. 2000 fda expert fda expertise in this there judge from texas last friday rejected and invalidated it. so the judge put his ruling against the fda and this drug on hold for seven days and today the department of justice went to the fifth
afraid to speak out, but that is outrageous. so i will argue that schumer s press call was on a saturday, so i don t think many republicans were actually paying attention to what he had to say. but i will argue that he made a very valid point, which is that this is very tricky territory for republicans to navigate abortion in the wake of the jobs decision last year had abortion isn t wednesday, a winning message for them, and we saw that very clearly during the 2022 midterm elections, and did was there any mention of taking any legislative action on this on the democratic side? side in the senate. if this ruling where to go to a into effect somehow what are you hearing going to try? i mean, senator, senator schumer said that senate democrats remain committed to passing the women s health protection act, which is a bill that would preserve access to abortion nationwide, but that bill failed last year and is likely to fail again. just given the balancing congress. democrats have a very s
drugs that had been approved and again, alex. this is the first major ruling since the supreme court back in june, had struck down the constitutional right to abortion nationwide. this is going to have ramifications, and i m sure the department of justice will be weighing in soon to try to appeal this it s when stayed for seven days. jones certainly the department of justice was expecting that this ruling could come down. is it safe to assume that they will be appealing this? absolutely alex , i m sure they probably didn t expect it here on friday night, right before the easter weekend and everything in the middle of sets of religious holidays. they might not have been anticipating it would come now, but they ve been waiting for it for weeks. ever since the hearing that was held down in texas, and yes, i am certain that the department of justice will appeal on behalf of the fda. because you know the guidance from the federal government immediately after the ruling by the supreme court
assistance funds likely one of the national abortion hotline, which would lead directly to helping people travel and overcome barriers like this to access care. so, with all this, though, we are waiting this text decision that could feasibly ban mifepristone across all 50 states. i know and anti abortion group sued the fda, and we re still awaiting this decision, if it comes through. what, that? we have been working with providers across the country to be ready. there are other safe, effective regiments to providing medication a proportion that had been frightened around the world, and our providers will continue to provide that care where abortion remains illegal. so, it s not the end of medication abortion, but it is important to recognize this as and effort that is part of a bigger strategy. to really banned abortion nationwide. i just got to say, i traveled with 20 women from texas to new mexico after the six-week abortion ban was put into place.
liz, before i go, i want to ask you about an event or hosting, operation, state abortion, tell me about. it so tomorrow, will be hosting an event as we sit here and wait with bated breath about whether or not the texas judge how the texas judge will rule on the abortion pill and whether it will be available. we are hosting a panel of experts tonight. the operation safe abortion website. you can go there, sign up, listen to what you could do about it and what the ramifications will be. liz, tara, molly, always a pleasure, thank you for your time this evening. as always, i greatly appreciate it. thank you at home for making time for us. make sure to come back tomorrow night, nine eastern on msnbc. democratic congresswoman barbara lee discusses her new bid for senate in california and what is at stake if a judge box access medicated abortion nationwide. until then, i am ayman mohyeldin, have a good night. ave a good night good thing gertrude found delsym.