morning, everyone it is saturday . april 8th. i m amro walker. i m victor blackwell. you are in the cnn newsroom and we begin with the abortion debate across the country. this time, it s over access to medication. abortion after federal courts issued conflicting rulings began after a federal judge in texas ruled to suspend the fda s two decade old approval. of method. pistone then washington state judge ruled the fda must keep the pill on the shelves and 17 democratic states and the district of columbia. cnn s senior medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen joins us now. so explain what medford press stone is and what happens next. so victor medford. redstone is one of two drugs that are used in medicated abortions. in other words, abortions that are used by pill rather than by a surgical procedure. as you said they ve been used safely from more than 20 years. they have an excellent safety profile, and actually, they are now quite common. let s take a look at what s happened wi
Good saturday morning and welcome to cnn this morning today is april 6, 2024. Im Victor Blackwell and im amro walker. Heres what were watching for you. This morning. Rattled buildings and nerves, a series of Aftershocks Jolt millions across the northeast after the strongest earthquake in nearly 250 years this hits new jersey, a Ripple Effects felt up and down the east coast. The us is bracing for what senior officials called a quote, significant and inevitable attack by iran in the coming days with live with the overnight developments israel says its approved reopening acute crossing to allow humanitarian aid to flow into gaza for the First Time Since the israelhamas war started six months ago, we are live there with the latest and the eclipse frenzy sweeping across the country, leading to a Population Boom in one tiny town in texas ill take you there later this morning at least 18 aftershocks have rattled the northeast after a 4. 8 magnitude earthquake struck the region yesterday, the
morning, everyone it is saturday . april 8th. i m amro walker. i m victor blackwell. you are in the cnn newsroom and we begin with the abortion debate across the country. this time, it s over access to medication. abortion after federal courts issued conflicting rulings began after a federal judge in texas ruled to suspend the fda s two decade old approval. of method. pistone then washington state judge ruled the fda must keep the pill on the shelves and 17 democratic states and the district of columbia. cnn s senior medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen joins us now. so explain what medford press stone is and what happens next. so victor medford. redstone is one of two drugs that are used in medicated abortions. in other words, abortions that are used by pill rather than by a surgical procedure. as you said they ve been used safely from more than 20 years. they have an