engaging in a way that has become a large political force it s a political force that is often underestimated but not underestimated by th republican party they re already discussing how to engage and disenfranchise young people in addition to th disenfranchisement they impose on communities of power. my advice would be that whil this balancing act is difficult, it s not something to be taken for granted. and we should fight for th priorities of young people in multi class, multi racia coalition. since the supreme cour overturned roe, republican state legislators the drug mifepristone has also become challenged.
there are still more legal challenges. we ll talk to a doctor about why he has concerns that even though the pill is protected for now, explosive mistake by russia after accidentally bombs, one of its own cities and leaves a trail of destruction behind, including a 65 ft wide crater. will show you the stunning, stunning images ahead fighting in sudan despite a 72 hour ceasefire. now, officials say preparations are being made in case diplomatic personnel need to be evacuated from the country will have a live report ahead. women across the u. s continue to have access to a commonly used abortion drug , at least for now. last night, the supreme court stayed a ler court s order or blocked that order that placed restrictions on the drug mifepristone. it is the first pill in a two drug cocktail, which has been used by millions of women over the past two decades that it has been on the market. the justices
and we will pause now to let other stations join us. this is an abc news special report. whit: good evening, and whit johnson in york and we are coming on the air because the supreme court has just issued an important ruling on the abortion pill. the drug mifepristone has been available to women for more than 20 years used in all of half of all don t like. the supreme court preserved full access to the pill now as a case plays out in the courts issuing what s called a full stay of the controversial ruling by a texas judge. let s get right to abc senior washington reporter devin dwyer to break down what this means for us. devon, what are the judge is saying here and what are the next apps? reporter: whit, the supreme court just released a one paragraph order in a boat that appears to be 7-2 staying those lower court decisions from last week that would put soup.
the biden administration asked the supreme court to leave women s access in place. the fda approved the drug mifepristone 20 years ago. if the restriction stand, they would apply even in states where abortion is legal. this comes less than a year after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade ending the constitutional right to an abortion after 50 years. nbc s rachel scott leads us off at the supreme court. reporter: tonight, millions of american women watching the high court and they self-imposed 11:59 deadline to weigh in on the battle of the abortion pill mifepristone. after the biden administration made a direct appeal for the justices to keep the status quo. speak of the president has been very clear, the investigation has been very clear, we are going to continue to fight for women s reproductive rights. reporter: at stake, women s access to a pill used in more than half of abortions in the united states. if approved by the fda over 20 years ago, but suspended by a lower cour
v. wade thinking that it didn t follow the right path and they won t want to be in the business of either for generic drug or the fda-approved drug mifepristone that they don t want to be in the business of deciding this kind of record and they can wait until it comes back to them potentially on the merits and could that even mean having an argument next fall yes, absolutely but the good news of that would be to have a stay and thus, you know, show many women not having their health at risk because of what i think was an incredibly irresponsible decision by a strict judge who engaged judicial activism which is usually what the right accuses the left of except when the right is doing it.