to terminate pregnancies on hold effective seven days from now. kristen is the name of the drug at first got fda approval more than two decades ago, and until recently the notion of a judge having grounds to reverse approval of it was seen by many legal experts is dubious at best. however, abortion opponents steered their case to a judge named matthew kiss merrick of the fifth circuit in texas, and he has ruled as they hoped just after that. we got word of a ruling in a different federal court in washington state, affecting only some states on the same drug, so there s a lot to get to cnn supreme court reporter ariana vogue joins us right now on both rulings. so first tell us about the texas ruling and what that means. it s been an unbelievable night, right? both of these rulings opposing and they both have to do with the fbi. today s approval of the medication, abortion drugs, and that approval came in 2000. in this first case, what the federal judge said is he blocked the g
i m jessica dean on capitol hill. and this is cnn. captioning is brought to you, by page publishing. want to publish a book? review your manuscript for free book page publishing can help you through the process . we cut through the confusion of the publishing wke it easy for you call 805 630741. good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news to court rulings, the first potentially life altering for women in this country. a federal judge in texas putting government approval of a drug widely used to terminate pregnancies on hold effective seven days from now. kristen is the name of the drug at first got fda approval more than two decades ago, and until recently the notion of a judge having grounds to reverse approval of it was seen by many legal experts is dubious at best. however abortion opponents steered their case to a judge named matthew kiss merrick of the fifth circuit in texas, and he has ruled as they hoped just after that. we got word of a ruling in a different fed
with one tap download rocket money today showed up right on time ended by dishes, my laundry . they even cleaned my windows. i love that you just pick a date, pick a cleaner and enjoy a spotless house for $19. mhm. cnn news central monday at nine eastern close captioning is brought to you, by page publishing. want to publish a book? review your manuscript for free. if you ve written a book, paige publishing can help you through the process. we cut through the confusion of the publishing world to make it easy for you call 805 630741. welcome to all of our viewers watching here in the united states and around the world. i m leila horrocks ahead on cnn newsroom america s latest abortion battleground, heating up access to the country s most common abortion drug now in legal limbo after back to back court rulings that directly contradict one another, the u. s vice president making a surprise visit to nashville, tennessee, throwing her support behind to lawmakers ousted from the st
democratic, let states the justice department. any drug manufacturers have already filed appeals against the texas ruling , attorney general merrick garland issued a statement saying quote today s decision overturns the fda expert judgment rendered over two decades ago. strong is safe and effective. the department will continue to defend the fda decision, while the two decisions are the most significant abortion ruling since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade last summer. art. larrionda vogue reports. these new cases are likely to reach the nation s top court as well. two opposing rulings came down within minutes of each other. they both had to do with the fda approval back in 2000 of a key medication abortion drug in the first ruling a judge out of texas he with drew the government s approval of this drug. he said that the government had not done
drug kristen, which has been safely used for decades by millions of women in medication, abortions, that competing ruling as well affecting 12 states, from a judge, a federal judge in washington state just moments ago, attorney general garland said the justice department will appeal the texas ruling, quoting from the statement, quote today s decision overturns the fda as expert judgment. rendered over two decades that mifepristone is safe and effective. the department will continue to defend the fda decision. joining us now by phone is minnesota democratic senator amy klobuchar, who sits on the senate judiciary committee. senator klobuchar. i m wondering what your reaction to the two rulings is particularly texas ruling. this is just a complete shock for women across the nation. um this is medication. abortion is safe . it was approved, as pointed out by the attorney general over 20 years ago. the approval process took four years. yet this judge and notoriously