facts, the records there, it was a safety record on the nex 22 years and yet despite being baseless lawsuit, has th potential to rake harm acros the nation, should he rule tha the fda has to tak mifepristone off the markets of course, that won t be the end of it. there will be appeals. but it is highly frustrating that s our courts are bein used in this way to push thi injustice. nancy, you are fighting back i want to call attention to th lawsuit that the center fo reproductive rights has filed, backing the other texas women. so, these are five women suing the state of texas one of the women in this lawsuit was pregnant with twins, but one of the fetuses was not viable, then, posed a risk t the woman s own health the state s abortion ban allow exceptions when there ar serious risks to the life or health of a mother, but on the ground,, nancy are those exceptions being made? what does that mean in terms o women s health and win - in texas right, exceptions are not being made what it
is the result that they hope for. the results yet that they will put women in a subjugated stat and that is the fight happenin on the ground here efforts and the reason that planne parenthood texas votes, afte for reproductive rights, abortion funds, and othe partners are fighting fo people here in our state and elsewhere, every single day. so, nancy, turning to you when the has just mentio something that s reall important here, and they want tag to another development i the silver case. silva is not just interested i suing these three women wh helped his ex-wife self manage an abortion. it s also mentioned he might intend to sue the manufacturer of mifepristone, bill allegedl used in the abortion many in texas have already bee bracing for a federal cour decision that could ban the us of mifepristone altogether and the hearing was reportedly scheduled on friday, but any highly unusual move, tha hearing was left off of th public dockets for judge
extreme abortion bans. the five women of one thing in common. they all sought out abortions in the state of texas because their pregnancies posed life-threatening risks to either their own lives or that of their fetuses, and they were all denied that critical health care. and now the coalition of women is suing the state of texas in the first lawsuit of its kind since roe v. wade was overturned. where pregnant people themselves are challenging the states abortion ban. joining us now is nancy northrop, president and ceo of the center for reproductive rights, the organization that helped bring this lawsuit. nancy, thanks for being here tonight. i know you ve had a very busy day. i would love to just get to the sort of substance of this lawsuit. because you all, the plaintiffs are not seeking to overturn texas is very extreme ban, but instead, looking to clarify that physicians can offer, i believe, or make exceptions in life threatening cases. can you talk to me a little bit about why yo
life. i spent another three days in the last critical unit of the hospital, all because i was denied access to reasonable health care due to texas s new abortion bans. what i needed was an abortion, a standard medical procedure. that was the lead plaintiff who along with four under other women has just filed a new lawsuit challenging texas s extreme abortion bans. five women of one thing in common. they all sought out abortions in the state of texas because their pregnancies post life-threatening risks to either their own lives or that of their fetuses, and they were all denied that critical health care. and now the coalition of women is suing the state of texas in the first lawsuit of its kind since roe v. wade was overturned. pregnant people themselves are challenging the states abortion ban. joining us now is nancy northrop, president and ceo of the center for reproductive rights, the center that helped bring this lawsuit. nancy, thanks for being here tonight.
of pregnancy complications, but really every person who is denied the right to an abortion in texas should have that right. it is a national problem, that even if we are focused on this specific group of women, 19 nancy northrop president of the, center of reproductive rights, thanks for time tonight. thanks nancy. thank you alex. we will be right back. ght back a beach house, a treehouse, honestly i don t care find the perfect vacation rental for you booking.com, booking. yeah.