development in the high stakes legal battle to abortion access, the most high stakes since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. a federal court of appeals heard arguments on why the widely used abortion drug mifepristone should be available. and attorney for the pharmaceutical company and anti-abortion groups squared off and a circuit court of appeals, which has historically been one of the nation s most conservative appeals court. during the tour to the hearing, the panel of judges, all of whom had previously backed abortion restrictions took repeated shots at the fda and, in the process, expose their fundamental lack of knowledge with the facts behind medication abortion. the hearing turned hostile within seconds with the judge james ho interrupting a lawyer after she described the landmark case as unprecedented in her opening statement. judge how asked that she, quote, just focus on the facts of the case rather than have the sort of fda can do no wrong theme. in anoth
available. and attorney for the pharmaceutical company and antiabortion activists squared off and a circuit court of appeals, which has historically been one of the nation s most conservative supreme courts. during the tour to the hearing, the panel of judges, all of whom had previously backed abortion restrictions took repeated shots at the fda and, in the process, expose their fundamental lack of knowledge with the facts behind medication abortion. the jury turned hostile and seconds with the judge james o interrupting a lawyer after she described the landmark case as unprecedented in her opening statement. judge how asked that she, quote, just focus on the facts of the case rather than have the sort of fda can do no wrong theme. in a another stunning moment, attorney wilson inserted by allowing medical professionals other than doctors to prescribe mifepristone, the fda made it more likely that it would be emergency care including surgery. to be clear, there is no scientifi
one of the most consequential decisions in supreme court history was just handed down. the conservative majority of justices overturned roe vs. wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. in a narrow 5-4 vote, the landmark decision reverses nearly 50 years of court precedent. this is sparking a range of emotions from victory celebrations to outrage. you see some vocal protesters gathering outside of the supreme court at this hour. president biden called the decision a, quote, tragic error. today, the supreme court of the united states expressly took away a constitutional right from the american people that had already recognized. they didn t limit it. they simply took it away. state laws banning abortion are automatically taking effect today, jeopardizing the health of millions of women, some without exceptions. so extreme that the women could be punished for protecting their health. so, the stunning decision now turns abortion rights over to the states, and the
Who are running these agencies, even though they were highlevel bush officials, in the middle of important controversial war on terror policies. They have a long history, not just of agencies, but they themselves approving legally dubious, if not right not outright illegal, lying and deceiving the public. Amy Donald Trumps military government. ,e will talk to gordon adams coeditor of the book Mission Creep the militarization of u. S. Foreignpolicy. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. House Speaker Paul Ryan said thursday republicans are preparing to strip federal funding for planned parenthood as part their effort to repeal the Affordable Care act. The move would end about 400 million in annual medicaid reimbursements to planned parenthood. Republicans framed the move as an effort to halt abortions, though federal law already bars federal funds from paying for abortions except to save the life of the wo
Prizewinning journalist glenn greewald, who has faced an onslaught of criticism for questioning the premise of russian hacking of the u. S. Election. These are obama appointees who are running these agencies, even though they were highlevel bush officials, in the middle of important controversial war on terror policies. They have a long history, not justst of agencicies, buththey themselves a approving legally dubious, if not right not outright illegal, lying and deceiving the public. Amy Donald Trumps military government. ,e will talk to gordon adams coeditor of the book Mission Creep the militarization of u. S. Foreignpolicy. All l of that and more coming u. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im m amy goodman. House Speaker Paul Ryan said thursday republicans are preparing to strip federal funding for planned parenthood as part their effort to repeal the Affordable Care act. The move would end about 400 million in annual medicaid reimbursements to