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
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 order the d
but the situation is far fro resolved the case will now go back to the fifth circuit court of appeals, which is considered t be the most conservative appellate court and the country, where it will be argued in front of a three judge panel beginning on may 17th. meanwhile, there are at leas two other cases regarding th legality of mifepristone in a separate case out o washington state, a judg recently ruled that the fd must preserve access to th pill, although the ruling in that case only pertains to the 17 states and the district o columbia that signed on this point of three days ago, genbiopro, the manufacturer of the generi version of mifepristone filed new lawsuit against the fda, i a bid to ensure their produc doesn t get pulled off the mar it at eight yet another strand of complication to the entir issue. because of how contentious confusing and conflicting this situation has become in just a matter of days, it s almos guaranteed we are going to regardless of how the fift circuit
bestselling book, victorious rpg, the life and times of rut bader ginsburg for more on this topic, i joined now by kathleen severely, previous secretary of health and human services during th obama administration and as th democratic governor of kansas. she is now the president and ceo of sibelius resources. madam secretary, good to see you again. thank you for being us thi morning. good to be with you your thoughts on this development about the suprem court ruling, the decision, th fact is going to the fifth circuit court of appeals meaning it will probably end u back of a supreme court? for now, mifepristone remain available in the states wher abortion is legal. that s right. we have to go back to dobbs, which was, to me, a horrifying ruling taking away our right that women across this country have counted on for 50 years and now we have a really mismatch of laws throughout th country, limitations legislatures trying to control women s reproductive healt
again and it will wind up back at the supreme court at a late date joining me now is a room karma senior correspondent for new york magazine, co-author of th book, then the tories rpg, the life and times of bruce bade ginsburg good to see you. thanks for being with us this one is a little hard to follow for folks there was this ruling, then it went to the fifth circuit cour of appeals, then upheld part o the initial texas ruling then, it went to the supreme court, and two of the justices said they would have actuall continued to uphold some parts of it s a, where are we now as it relates to mifepristone? right now, we are at th status quo i think you re right when yo said - what s left in abortion access because the status quo is no good for the sauce of th country where abortion i illegal, except for very narro exceptions that are extremel hard to mifepristone, it is on the market, one of two pills [inaudible medication abortion, and we ar