abortion pill, the missile pristine, remains, at least fo now, on changes morning afte the supreme court late frida granted emergency requests fro the biden maturation and one o the drug makers who blocked lower court decision to remove fda approval of the drug after more than two decades. the texas ruling would hav taken the pill off of th market, but for now, mifepristone remains available to women both in person or b mail for use until ten weeks until their pregnancies. president biden celebrating th decision, but acknowledging th case is not over vowing to, quote, continue t fight the course the supreme court s decision i just temporary, the case now heads back to the court of appeals, where a three judge panel, made up of mostly conservatives, will evaluate the merits of original lawsuit though it s still unclear wh exactly on that court will hea that case. an expedited hearing is set fo may 17th, and if the panel decides to pull mifepristone off the market, this case will
as the fate of the nation s most commonly used abortion pill hangs in the balance after a week of uncertainty, the supreme court weighing in friday, keeping mifepristone available for at least the next four days. the temporary action allows the full court to review emergency appeals from the biden administration and one of the drug makers, and gives the plaintiffs, a grgroup of doctorors and advocacy groups, until tuesday to submit their arguments. it s really time that the fda was held to account for putting politics above women s health and safety as well as unborn lives. reporter: the high court expected to rule on wednesday, as abortion rights activists expressed concern about what the conservative majority that overturned roe v. wade could do now. the same could happen with any other medication if we allow judges to exercise this outrageous authority, or misuse of authority. reporter: if the fifth
states to begin to stockpile supplies of the drug nbc news senior correspondent laura jarrett has the latest reporter: a show of force from big pharma now wading into the battle over a widely used abortion pill. more than 600 drug makers and biotech leaders signing onto a scathing condemnation of that ruling by a federal judge in texas invalidating the fda s long time approval of mispris stone, accusing the judge of activism now it s been shown the courts can step in and overturn a scientific decision. reporter: dr. amanda banks, former ceo of black fin therapeutics who coauthored the letter says the judge s ruling sets a dangerous precedent that extends beyond the abortion issue. if one medden is subject to this kind of outcome really any medicine is. reporter: president biden also slamming the decision i thought it s completely out of bounds what the judge did reporter: while the anti-abortion group that filed
to this point, because it seems like we re far away from 2024. but alison, we are not already you have donald trump buying ads. you have a lot of candidates who are starting to talk about throwing their hat in the ring. competition with desantis is heating up. the fact that republicans have let democrats take this issue very quickly. it s going to go to the voters in 2024 is astonishing to me. what s happening on the business side of this what s happening with drugmakers? how are they tackling this topic? well, it s what they re saying and all so what? we think they re actually feeling so what ? we re hearing from different statements today, as some say that look, i mean, this creates an air of uncertainty. others saying that this creates a dangerous precedent. i think the reality is that drug makers are very concerned that if something like this was allowed to stand what implications that could have for all sorts of drugs, right? and so i spoke to one investor, less fun lighter. he s
republican committee chairman jim jordan to force testimony or acquire documents related to his prosecution of donald trump are purely political with no legislative purpose. jordan responding tonight in part in a tweet that reads first they indict a they indict a president for no crime, then they sue to block congressional oversight. lester, back to you. thank you. major backlash at the abortion ruling. now some states are stockpiling abortion drugs as the legal battle plays out. laura jarrett has the latest. reporter: a show of force from big pharma, now wading into the battle over a widely used abortion pill. more than 600 drug makers and biotech leaders signing on to a scathing ruling by that federal judge in texas invalidating the fda s long time approval of mifepristone, accusing the judge of activism. now it s now been shown that courts can step in and overturn a scientific decision. reporter: dr. amanda banks, former