named matthew as merrick, could rule on a case that seeks to upend access to a key component of medication abortion nationwide. that is a drug called the fda approved for use in september of 2000, and since then, it has been used safely by about 5 million people in the united states alone. typically, in tandem with another truck called now, works mifepristone by blocking the production of a hormone that s needed for pregnancy. and then it begins a miscarriage, and the two drugs when used together, they re about 99.6% effective at terminating a pregnancy or completing a miscarriage and they are safe. if you don t want to take the word of the 5 million people in america have taken that drug, you can look into decades of research that show the risk of complications that mifepristone is less than 0.4%. that basically means that it is safer than tylenol and viagra. it is so safe, in fact, about as of 2022, more than 54% of abortions in the united states happened with these pil
those drugs could be on the chopping block, courtesy of a texas court, where a trump appointed u.s. district judge, named matthew kacsmaryk, could rule on a case that seeks to upend access to a key component of medication abortion nationwide. that component is a drug called mifepristone. the fda approved it for use in september of 2000, and since then, it has been used safely by about 5 million people in the united states alone. typically, in tandem with another drug called misoprostol. now, mifepristone works by blocking the production of a hormone that s needed for pregnancy. misoprostol then begins a miscarriage. and the two drugs, when used together, they re about 99. 6% effective at terminating a pregnancy or completing a miscarriage, and they are safe. if you don t want to take the word of the 5 million people in america who have taken that pale, you can look into decades of research that show the risk of complications that mifepristone is less than 0. 4%. that basicall
the courts. so, why do it? and what can ordinary citizens and the white house, and the justice department, and even the fda do, when this ruling is out? i have just the folks to ask. joining us now, melissa murray, law professor at new york university, and co-host of the strict scrutiny podcast. also with us, alicia wells, cofounder and co-director of the nonprofit group, plan c. melissa, let me just start with you, in terms of what you think the biden administration can and should do. isn t all the time to declare a state of emergency on abortion? is now the time for them to order the fda to operate independently, whatever this judge decides? what are the recourses for the administration? it s a great question, alex, because the administration really needs to put it carefully. whatever happens here, this matter will ultimately land the supreme court. and it s a question that not only deals with reproductive rights, it also deals with a question of agency authority.
descent. in my opinion, it is mccarthyism at its worst, and it s downright dangerous, making ugly and false accusations like this puts a target on my back for something that is not true. and in fact, it just perpetuates this stereotype that asian americans are foreigners in their own land, no matter how many generations they have been in this country, or are like me, born and raised in this country. but we have to look at where this is coming from. congress member goodin appears to simplify with violent insurrectionists and spreads big lies to the american people. having voted not to certify the election of president biden and, in fact, he s one of those extreme maga republicans in the house focused on baseless conspiracy theories. yes, the xenophobia and the nativism and the race baiting is not even subtle in the commentary, calling you a ringleader, suggesting you are dragging along other chinese american members, and you are not loyal, either loyal or
overlooked by other banks. for 50 years, the focus of its business has been to build financial and cultural bridges between the u.s. immigrant communities and asia. so, it s not out of the ordinary that at the end of last july, president biden appointed the man who has been east white s banks ceo for 30 years, dominic-ing, to share biden s asia focus advisory council. the last week, a group of house republicans decided to take it upon themselves to write a letter to the fbi, demanding that mr. be investigated for potentially violating the espionage act. their allegation is that this prominent chinese american businessmen whose bank is all about connecting the east and west was secretly connected to china, specifically they alleged that he served leadership roles into groups that were allegedly fronts for chinese intelligence. democratic congresswoman judy chu and several other members of the congressional asia-pacific african caucus responded by publishing their own statement, defend