menendez tonight, we are barrelin towards one of the mos consequential weeks fo abortion access since the farr of roe v. wade the government has less than a week to intervene after trum appointed antiabortion federal judge in texas matthew has merrick suspended a proven o mifepristone, one of the mos widely used abortion medications in this country. the justice department immediately filed an appea today. health and human services said - for the millions who need it well, they certainly have access today and we intend to do everything to make sure it is because o viewable to them not just in a week but moving forward. we have already filed an appea of this court s ruling one judge and one quarter an one state turned upside down the fda s approval process for safe and effective medications we have to go to court and see an appeal. this is not america. what we saw by that one judg in that one court in that on state. that is not america. adding to the uncertainty and to th
thanks for watching. i will see you back here nex weekend at 5 pm eastern. american voices with a latiu undoes starts right now on msnbc. thank you reverend sharpton and happy easter to you. hello very one i am alicia menendez tonight, we are barrelin towards one of the mos consequential weeks fo abortion rights from the fal of roe v. wade the government has less than a week to intervene after trum appointed and i abortion federal suspended fda approval of suppressed own, in this country. the justice department immediately filed an appea today. health and human services said all options are on th table to keep this medicatio available for the millions who need it. well, they certainly have access today and we intend to do everything to make sure it is available t them not just in a week, but moving forward. we have already filed an appea of this court s ruling one judge in one court and one state 50s approval process for saf and effective medications. we have to s
Constitutional principle what would you be looking ou for if portion access is decided by this court? well, again, i think you se it up beautifully. this case really gives the court the opportunity to sho the american public whethe they were serious abou returning the abortion questio to the democratic process or whether this is what the antiabortion movement ha always said it was - merely a weigh station on th road to fetal abolition of abortion in the united states. this is the decision from on judge that would have th impact of eliminating abortion access even in states where it is currently legal this is not the state by state settlement that drops reported to the offer, and i will b looking, not only a justic kavanaugh, but justice toledo, who can t that decision, sayin that this was merely destroyin this to the democratic process this is the antithesis o democracy. i pointed out this ruling, read it in full and cast merrick was really insistent o using the term unborn hum
This is not the state by state settlement that dobbs purporte to offer and i will be looking not only at justice kavanaugh, but justice alito who penned the decision, saying this wa merely restoring this to the people and the democrati process. this is the antithesis o democracy. i pointed out this ruling, read it in full and chasm eric was really insistent on usin the term unborn human instea of faces he embraces the idea of feta personhood i want to read a tweet you fla for me, this is from americans united for life. that tweet says restoring th constitutional right to life for the prewarn, the prewarn has been the entire point of the pro-life movement sinc roe. no human being can be excluded from the circle of humanit with the equal protection of the law, they are not trying t hide what they are doing, tell me why that matters for th national fight for abortio access and women across this country. again, alicia, this shows immediately the lie that dobbs was. dobbs said this was