government judges and electe officials in the middle of suc important ethical decisions an so it is taking away reproductive freedoms, which i is once again one step towards the radical white ring in this country trying to establish national abortion ban. and that battle plays, ou concern and outrage over a new florida law banning most abortions after six weeks. earlier today, democratic stat senator shevrin jones told msnbc how floridians are reacting they re saying it s too much they re saying that the stat of florida, we re doing way to much as government overreach this extremism that we re seeing across the country is starting right here. this is literally the petr dish for what they are tryin to pass across the country new efforts to securing classify - locate classified documents as a 21-year-old air national guardsmen is charged under the air national guard act accused of leaking sensitive information online we will have the latest detail in this case in just m
from s&p sea world headquarter here in new york welcome to alex witt reports we begin this hour outside a serving court in washingto d.c. there you see protesters gathering, it s happening today, over the next few days as th showdown over reproductive rights returns to the nation s highest court. mifepristone, the drug at th center of this legal battle, remains available to women across the u.s., at least unti wednesday, while the court way the latest gop led efforts t ban the drug a new reaction this hour t comments made at the nra convention, including donald trump s remarks that mas shootings are not a gu problem. here s what to advocates for reform told my colleague jonathan capehart. camilla congress, and to se the cowardice from my go colleagues is just gross everyone is too comfortable. we walk around with our suits, we talk to our donors, w raised all of this money, an then we go on banded kne pandering to the nra are you kidding me the united states o america s o
temporarily blocked a lowe court ruling that would have restricted the availability of mifepristone, one of two drugs used to induce a medicatio abortion, which is the mos common method of abortion in the united states. that means at least for th time being, mifepristone wil remain legal, and will be made available, according to curren fda regulations, where abortio is still legal it could be sent and receive through the mail, prescribed t patients by medica professionals over telehealt consultations, and can be used up to the tenth week o pregnancy. this is the first time that th supreme court has weighed in o the issue of abortion since th conservative majority decide to overturn roe v. wade less than a year ago. as is typical when the supreme court makes a ruling on an emergency appeal, the majority did not provide an opinion t explain that ruling. not to be know exactly how eac justice voted, except fo justices samuel alito an clarence thomas, spoke of whom noted in the o
it and in all five cases people voted to preserve them. , then we sought this election in wisconsin, which was also seemingly decided on the issue of abortion. so, when we re trying to decid this is about the people s ability to make decisions, that s not in keeping with wha these decisions look like. i think you hit the nail on the head look, some things also have to be left to experts the fda is not infallible, but it did evaluate dozens o studies. it has been for decades, safet profile for this drug. it is safer than tylenol the american medical association says a medicatio abortion has a lower risk righ that getting your wisdom teeth out, then a colonoscopy. so, i think the question is one, yes. states where abortion is legal and states that have had these referendums have shown overwhelmingly, for th democratic prophesy, tha justice alito says he wants to lead us to in the dobbs opinion, that they want abortion to b legal.
beyond a five-day stay abortion advocates continue to fight republican opposition to abortion access. the president of pro-choic america issued this statement, quote, while medicatio abortion remains legal for now this case should never hav been heard in the first place. nothing about the rulings from the lower courts trump appointed judges had any basis in medical science both are steeped and reckles disinformation and total disregard for the law. as this case continues safe an effective medication abortio in all 50 states is at sever risk polling shows that 64% o americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. 64%. yet republican presidentia hopefuls are leading the way i restricting abortion in whit is turning out to be a losin strategy just one year ago today, governor ron desantis signed florida s 15-week abortion ban