evening, there s breaking news and a big victory for the biden administration, the fda and the maker but widely used abortion medication that s been taken by millions of women from more than two decades. mifepristone about an hour ago, we learned that a majority of justices on the supreme court decided in effect that the pill will remain legal no restrictions on its usage while an appeal of a lower lower court ruling moves forward that ruling by a federal judge in texas, known as an opponent of abortion, put a hold on the federal approval of the pill by the fda in 2000. and raised questions about the scientific evidence provided by the fda supporting its safety. the fifth circuit court of appeals, then froze parts of that texas judge s ruling but still left significant restrictions on this distribution prohibited pills sent by mail narrowed the window of its availability and blocked healthcare providers who are not doctors from prescribing the pills. this new ruling by the su
half of abortions and the united states. justices alito and thomas publicly dissented. and again this battle it is not over yet. the next step in the litigation will be at the fifth circuit court of appeals on may 17th. but this tonight it s a big win for the biden administration after its emergency request to keep the fda approval of the drug with a federal judge blocked it. the president has issued a statement tonight saying, quote i continue to stand by fda as evidence based approval of mifepristone. the stakes could not be higher for women across america. i will continue to fight politically driven attacks on women s health. more now from cnn s paula raid, paula good evening, pamela will hear the supreme court has ensured that this commonly used abortion medication will remain widely available, while larger lawsuits about its fda approval work their way through the system. at the heart of this case is this drug that you just mentioned chris stone. it is one of two drugs t
tampa authorities yesterday, according to several of his neighbors. he started shooting at a group of families after basketball rolled into his yard. six year old kinsley, white and her parents were wounded in the shooting. kinsley s mother said doctors had to remove bullet fragments from her daughter s cheek. it s unclear when the suspect will be extradited back to north carolina. been a busy night of breaking news. the abortion medication ruling continues through the evening. have a great weekend. here s pamela brown and cnn prime time. anderson. thank you so much busy friday night and tonight the most highly anticipated abortion ruling since roby wade was overturned, the supreme court has handed down the decision and women in america will continue to have access to a widely used pill to end early pregnancies and also used after miscarriages . that s the point. that s optimist. while an appeals process plays out the conservative leaning high court that tossed out the constitutional r