is saturday, april 22nd. i m aymara walker. victor blackwell and you re in the cnn newsroom we begin this morning with the battle over abortion. the widely used abortion bruggeman kristen will remain available to women in the u. s without restrictions , at least in those states where abortion remains. the decision protects access to the drug at least until the appeals process plays out, but the protection could ultimately be taken away again. court ruling in texas earlier this month suspended government approval of the 23 year old drug. it s the latest in a series of moves against abortion rights. cnn supreme court reporter ariana vogue is with us now. so the decision stands in the hands in the body administration. they got a big win, also for abortion rights community a major victory, but the battle is not over. right the bind administration is relieved today, right because those lower courts put in these restrictions significant restrictions on this key abortion drug, the b
Thank you, madam klein. Good afternoon. So the Dobbs Decision created a Health Care Crisis in america and this task force was convened by the president of the United States to address this crisis in a way that we would approach it from an all of government hands on approach to address what we have the ability to do to ensure that the women of america receive all the protections they are due under law and that our administration through our agencies can provide to assist them to have access to the care they need and deserve. We believe and i certainly believe that a woman should have the freedom to make decisions about her own body and that her government should not be making those decisions for her. We believe that if she chooses, she of course will and can consult with her physician with her loved ones with her faith leader. One does not have to abandon their faith or beliefs to agree that the government should not be making these decisions for the women of america. Todays extremist,
Critical issue of reproductive rights. And were also looking forward to hearing from four physicians who will speak about the impact of the Dobbs Decision on their medical practice and on their patients. But first id like to turn over to you madam, Vice President to get us started. Thank you, madam klein. Good afternoon. So the Dobbs Decision created a Health Care Crisis in america and this task force was convened by the president of the United States to address this crisis in a way that we would approach it from an all of government hands on approach to address what we have the ability to do to ensure that the women of america receive all the protections they are due under law and that our administration through our agencies can provide to assist them to have access to the care they need and deserve. We believe and i certainly believe that a woman should have the freedom to make decisions about her own body and that her government should not be making those decisions for her. We belie
opponents argue that s before many women know they re pregnant nearly a year since overturning roe v. wade another major decision on abortion access from the nation s highest court, the conservative majority court protecting access to a widely use abortion drug stone by freezing lower court rulings that place restrictions on medication abortion. the order means that the u. s. food and drug administration s approval of the drug will remain in place while appeals play out potentially for months to come. and with the abortion medication , we re seeing the fifth circuit fast track this with first briefs due by next week. then they re going to hear oral arguments by mid may, then weeks, two months after that, they re going to come up with a final decision. but as adrian said, this could very well land right before the supreme court justices yet again, so this fight far from over brussels. thank you. thank you, isabel. joining me now is dr saudia haider and obedience in at rush university me