or 24, that abortion access is critical and it is one of th most important reasons for people to turn out and vote. we need to send a message to politicians that we re not going to take it anymore today the biden administration asked the supreme court to take emergenc action to stop a trump appointed judges ruling that would restrict access to mifepristone, one of the mos commonly used abortion drugs the restrictions were set to g into effect at one 8 am on saturday, but just hours after this protest, the supreme cour issued a five-day hold o restricting the availability o mifepristone justice samuel alito, th author of the dobbs decision stripping away the constitutional right to an abortion, ruled that access to mifepristone will remain statu quo until the supreme court ca make a final decision on wednesday. there is no guarantee that the supreme court will over turn the abortion pill restrictions beyond a five-day stay abortion advocates continue to fight republican oppo
bring these black members to heal they wanted to demonstrate the power of the proverbia whipping post, to publicly shame, signify dominance and try to force submission. the real point was wasn t abou the gun control debate or even order in the legislature it was about, it was an attemp to silence dissent joining us now from nashville, is tonight s surprise guest, tennessee democratic state representative justin jones, with him is reverend mar thompson, the host of the nake plane prod cast, and als peniel joseph, the foundin director of the center for the study of race and democracy at the university of texas at austin he is the author of the book the third reconstruction gentlemen, welcome all to th last word. representative jones, got to start with you tell us how you feel at th end of this week it s good to see you, jonathan it has definitely been a rollercoaster of a week.
despite what some of these doctors who brought suit forward have to say. and despite what he or other might think, bodily autonomy i actually not up for debate i m actually glad to hear that he is in support of the cultur of life. i really want him to put his policy where his mouth is. brittani, that is a excellent point. and jennifer, to brittney point, 64% of americans suppor abortion rights, so how do you see these issues playing out for republicans in the nex election cycle it seems to me that they are putting themselves in this cul-de-sac just to win a nomination for a job they ain gonna win. they fake americans especially american women, are stupid, but somehow that whe they get to the genera election they will, quote, run to the center will forget thes stan extreme extreme positions that threaten the lives of women. you want to talk about life, you should talk about the wome