so our bill is called the rip protecting reproductiv freedom act. it s particularly about th mifepristone ban, or attempted van, coming out of thi disastrous decision in texas my colleague lizzie fletcher i a congresswoman from texas o the ground who has bee fighting on this issue our bill is simple, it reinstates and ensures that th fda can approve mifepristone and all other medications, b the way, mifepristone as i think folks know has been used for over two decades now safely it accounts for over 50% o abortions conducted across the country. our bill would reinstate and ensure that authority remain for the fda. let me switch gears, if i can, to gun reform, sir. you are a veteran yourself, yo represent a district at lean pro gun. you ve called for an assault
shifted to the far-right so our bill is called the rip protecting reproductiv freedom act. it s particularly about th mifepristone ban, or attempted van, coming out of thi disastrous decision in texas my colleague lizzie fletcher i a congresswoman from texas o the ground who has bee fighting on this issue our bill is simple, it reinstates and ensures that th fda can approve mifepristone and all other medications, b the way, mifepristone as i think folks know has been used for over two decades now safely it accounts for over 50% o abortions conducted across the country. our bill would reinstate and ensure that authority remain for the fda. let me switch gears, if i can, to gun reform, sir. you are a veteran yourself, yo
a good saturday morning to you i am katie phang we start today s show with the supreme court once again weighing in on the fate of abortion rights. justice samuel alito is showin a temporary stay yesterday blocking a lower court order that imposed restrictions on mifepristone, a key abortion pill used in over half o abortions nationwide the move comes after a panel o judges from the conservative fifth circuit court of appeals ruled to limit access to tha bill patients were prohibited fro receiving the medication b mail and shortening the window within which it can be prescribed justice alito said the hol will remain in effect unti midnight on wednesday. joining me now with more o this development is nbc news investigative reporter chloe atkins good morning listen, wednesday is right around the corner. what can we expect to se
in the house, which has republican supermajority passed the measure 70 to 40. now the bill heads to governor ron desantis, who is expecte to sign it once that happens, the south which is already mostly an abortion desert, will become even more restrictive. and it is not just the south access to abortion pills, whic are used in more than half o abortions in this country that access is now up in the air nationwide because of that case originating in texas. late last night, a three judge panel on the fifth circuit court of appeals made decision that restricts th availability of mifepristone one of the pills used in medication abortion, and i restricts it across the u.s. now the fifth circuit is not allowing the fda s approval of mifepristone to be entirel thrown out by that is rolling back recent changes the fda made to th drugs access, and in effect, patients will no longer be abl to get mifepristone through th mail they will have to make multipl in person doctor visit instead. and the
gathered at telles lawmakers debated a bill that would ba abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy with fe exceptions now six weeks is well before many people know they re pregnant it s also not popular policy i the state of florida a recent university of north florida poll showed 75% of respondents from both politica parties opposed a six-week ban that is why protesters won the house chamber today, was if yo have to give a debate over the bill and at another poin throwing scraps of paper on to the house floor. so most people in florida do not want this ban. but in today, as we mentioned, in the house, which has republican supermajority passed the measure 70 to 40. now the bill heads to governor ron desantis, who is expecte to sign it once that happens, the south which is already mostly an abortion desert, will become even more restrictive. and it is not just the south access to abortion pills, whic are used in more than half o abortions in this country that access is now