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
you re staying in school, jacob! realtor.com. to each their home. today, marks one year since russia launched its brutal full scale invasion of ukraine. in kyiv, president zelenskyy today addressed troops near sent at sophia federal, the landmark that s become a symbol of the city s resilience. in nearby bucha, a town that has become synonymous with russian atrocities, there was another somber memorial as families gathered at a local cemetery to lay flowers and mourn the dead. the conflict has killed at least 20,000 ukrainians, including 13,000 soldiers, and 7000 civilians. today, the u.s. announced an additional two billion dollars and military support for ukraine, including laser guided rocket systems, and switchblade drones. the u.s. is responding to china s call for a cease-fire. secretary of state, anthony blinken, warned the u.n.
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welcome back to way too early. it s coming up on 5:30 a.m. on the east coast, 2:30 out west. i m jonathan lemire. two republican lawmakers are the first u.s. officials to travel to ukraine since russia s invasion in late february. senator steve danes of montana and congresswoman victoria sparks of indiana yesterday got a look at the damage in kyiv, and saw the mass graves in nearby bucha. in a statement, the senator writes, quote, there is indisputable evidence of putin s war crimes everywhere. the images of shallow mass graves filled with civilians, women and children are heart wrenching. danes, who shared photos of the trip, added the world needs to see russian president vladimir putin s atrocities against the innocent people of ukraine now,