to know, mifepristone is still legal. this decision has been state, because it will be a waiting to go to the supreme court. right. i m glad that you end at that point, because it s important to know that it s still legal in states where abortion is legal. because part of what they want to do is confuse the issue, that chilling effect is part of the intention of bringing these cases. i wonder at narrow and the groups that you work in partnership, the extent to which you re preparing for the possibility of this case reaching the supreme court. yeah, i think we fully expected to. frankly, if it doesn t go to the supreme court and they let that fifth circuit decision stay, that is equally disastrous. we expect this will go to the supreme court, we are prepared for that, we have been working with a broad coalition of activist organizations to show support of the american people for medication abortion. we have a peoples petition that is gone to the fifth circuit, that will go to the su
happen next? good to be with you, katie. as you eloquently laid out, th supreme court moved rapidl yesterday to preserve th status quo as it relates t medication abortion, giving th high court a little bit more time to consider the next step in the case. the plaintiffs in the case which are a group of antiabortion advocates and doctors, are also ordered or required, i should say, to respond by noon on tuesday we could see by mid week the scotus really giving us more insight on the future of mifepristone as this case play out. i do want to take a step bac and remind folks of the fact surrounding medication abortion medication abortion is a two pill regimen which is made u of mifepristone and misoprostol. when taken together, it highly effective and highl safe it s been on the market fo over 20 years now. it has been used by millions o
wealthy nation disproportionately affecting women of color particularl black women, and this year abortion is now illegal in 1 states, and highly restricte in over half the country some people are being forced t carry pregnancies they do no want, while others are being tonight lifesaving medical treatment because physicians are scared to face felon charges for administering this medical procedure, even if the fetus is non viable, even if carrying the baby post life of the mother at risk women and doctors been force to speak in code because i some places in this country, doctors are afraid to lose their license or be charged if they even give advice abou abortion related care. and now that abortion is harde to get in clinics and medica facilities, women in america are increasingly turning t medication abortion, which can be done safely at home but now the nation s secon largest pharmacy walgreens has announced that it will not distribute abortion medication in 20 states, including at