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
when one fundamental right is lost, that means all fundamental rights are at risk. i will speak to mr. obergefell in just a moment. some democrats are pressing the representatives to codify presidents like obergefell in the law. a move democrats failed to pursue with roe, so today, house nancy speaker, nancy pelosi, released a statement seemingly in response to those calls. she said, in part, in the wake of the supreme court s outrageous and heart wrenching decision of overturning roe versus wade, radical republicans have made clear that they are just setting their sights on other protections rooted in the constitutional right to privacy. house democrats are committed to standing against this ruthless assault on the rights of millions of lgbtq americans. but what that comment means and practice, well, that still remains to be seen. joining me now, jim obergefell himself. civil rights activists and current candidate for the ohio state hearts of representatives and the former
The state department and promotes global human rights and provides an ambassador level special envoy on thi very issue. that s ver critical as we are seeing thes rights being rolled back acros the world. it s also a relationship in this country there are over 450 anti lgbt laws right now proposed in state legislatures across this country. republicans especiall folks like marjorie taylor greene and others in the caucus, are constantly attacking trans people, the community, the broader gay rights movement. i was just with a group of lgbtq leaders back home in california. and they all agree unanimously that they feel les safe today than they did ten o 20 years ago. and there is a attack happening right now i this country by extremists. it should be very concerning. which is why we have to work both globally and here at home i agree with you on that. when i saw someone tweeting ou that luverne cox on time magazine reminded us that it actually would be more
Both globally and here at home i agree with you on that. when i saw someone tweeting ou that luverne cox on time magazine reminded us that it actually would be more controversial today than it wa ten years ago. congressman garcia, as always, thank you so much for your time next, and use that broke her on american voices just last night. the senate will investigat justice clarence thomas for he admits received well-known republican mega donor. what his accountability will look like. and later, the battle fo democracy in tennessee, th fight for gun safety issues, deeply connected to students from tennessee will explai and you can t get any shuteye because you can t shut your eyes, or.if your itchy eyes have you itching for a fight, it s not too late for another treatment option for thyroid eye disease, also known as t-e-d.