dueling decisions, creating a flash point in the fight for abortion rights in texas. a federal judge s halting the fda is more than two decades old approval of the drug medford pretzels own one of the main medications used to provide abortions. but less than an hour later, conflicting court ruling out of washington state judge their order the federal government to protect access to the drug and 17 democratic led states and the district of columbia. the two decisions are the most significant on abortion since the u. s. supreme court overturned roe v. wade last summer, cnn s rosa flores and arlette signs are following all of the developments rosa to you first. why did the texas judge suspend the fda approval of this drug take us through the judge s order? it will. fred this judge did not hold back in this order . 67 pages 67 pages, he rips apart the fda approval of
pair of dueling decisions, creating a flash point in the fight for abortion rights. in texas. a federal judge is halting the fda is more than two decades old approval of the drug medford pret zone, one of the main medications used to provide abortions. but less than an hour later. conflicting court ruling out of washington state the federal judge, they re protecting access to the drug in 17 democratic led states and the district of columbia, which suit to protect the medication. the two decisions are the most significant on the on abortion since the supreme court overturned roy roe v. wade last summer here with us now is cnn senior supreme court analyst joan baez. cubic joan. good to see you also, you re the author of the new book, nine black robes. so two rulings now two very different decisions. what happens next? well, this puts the abortion issue right back on the path to the supreme court.
this started at angie .com today. a new battle in the fight for abortion rights after a pair of dueling decisions threatened to upend a key drug used in the procedure. in texas, a federal judge issued an order halting the fda is more than two decades old approval of the drug medford pret zone, but a short time later, a judge in washington state ordered the federal government to protect access to the drug in 17 democratic led states and the district of columbia, cnn s rosa flores and arlette signs. following all the developments for us, rosa to you first take us through these two conflicting rulings. hi fred. yes as you mentioned really, what is created here is a chaotic legal landscape. so out of the state of texas, a federal judge suspended the fda approval of the abortion drug kristen, that was separate judge a separate judge, in a separate