welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world and leila, iraq back to back court rulings on the most common abortion pill in the us puts future access to the drug in jeopardy. tourists hits in what israel is calling a terrorist attack as tensions mount in the middle east and. yeah. american swimmer riley gain says she was ambushed by trans rights activists at his speaking engagement she was invited to attend. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with leila harare. the abortion rights debate burst suddenly back into the headlines friday night in the us this time a fight is brewing over access to medication abortion pills after federal courts issued conflicting rulings, just minutes apart was the flores has the details. there are two conflicting orders on abortion that is causing a lot of confusion in the united states. first there s one out of the state of texas a federal judge suspended the fda approval of an abortion pill called mife
we ll move on. here s what we re watching two major and very different rulings on access to a medical abortion pill nationwide . one judge halts the availability of the drug. another preserving access to it . in some states, we re going to sort out the rulings and, of course, the coming legal challenges tensions in the middle east. at least three people are dead in separate attacks. we re live in jerusalem with the latest vice president kamala harris makes a last minute trip to nashville to support to democrats expelled for leading a gun protest on the house floor. how monday could mark the next step in the lawmakers vowed to continue to fight. i ll never forget that look, you know of realization that hey, you know, finally somebody into the state is listening. and uh, you know, now he has a chance. and oklahoma death row inmate who has been served his last meal three times may soon have his murder conviction vacated the reason the state attorney general says he can no longer
right here on cnn newsroom. rival us court rulings put access to a widely used abortion pill in jeopardy will tell you where the issue could be headed for a final resolution. two young black men expelled from the tennessee house of representatives over their protest following the nashville school shooting. here with their constituents have to say and separate attacks in the middle east. leave at least three people dead. we will go live to jerusalem for the latest live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with poland. two conflicting u. s federal court rulings have thrust the abortion debate back into the stop into the spotlight. access to medford. best crestone, a key medical abortion pill is now up in the air, with one federal judge ruling to suspend its approval from the food and drug administration and the other ruling to protect it. cnn legal analysts and former manhattan chief assistant district attorney explains what s at stake. most women now choose to do this medical
morning, everyone it is saturday . april 8th. i m amro walker. i m victor blackwell. you are in the cnn newsroom and we begin with the abortion debate across the country. this time, it s over access to medication. abortion after federal courts issued conflicting rulings began after a federal judge in texas ruled to suspend the fda s two decade old approval. of method. pistone then washington state judge ruled the fda must keep the pill on the shelves and 17 democratic states and the district of columbia. cnn s senior medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen joins us now. so explain what medford press stone is and what happens next. so victor medford. redstone is one of two drugs that are used in medicated abortions. in other words, abortions that are used by pill rather than by a surgical procedure. as you said they ve been used safely from more than 20 years. they have an excellent safety profile, and actually, they are now quite common. let s take a look at what s happened wi
for you. hello everyone. thanks again for joining me in new york. i m fredricka whitfield and we begin with more massive protests on the streets of israel. the demonstrators are demanding that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu abandoned controversial judicial overhaul and legislation. it s the 14th straight week that israelis have protested over the proposed changes. and this time it comes against the backdrop of days of violence between israel and palestinian militants in gaza and southern lebanon. cnn s fred pleitgen is intel aviv. so you still have a whole lot of people who are turning out for the same cause. 14 weeks in a row. is there anything different about the tenor or the motivation here? hi there, fredricka. well, first of all, you re right. there are a lot of people who came out on the streets at night tonight to protest against that planned judiciary reform or overhaul bill. but of course, this current security situation does play a role in this as well an