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
Accountability laws on the books. those laws themselves are, it seems to be, quite underwhelming and not up to th task of ensuring that th public remains trustful, tha it has faith in the highes court in the land. accountability could look like a lot of things, it could look like justice thomas going back and revising these annua disclosures he is supposed t make and disclosing these trips, these free transportation perk he s accepted. it could also look like stronger, better unforced ethics guidelines ethics laws that the supreme court itself could put int place, or that lawmakers i congress could put into plac as well. that much is clear. what s on the books now is not strong enough, it s not nearly clear enough. it s not enforceable enough to preven these kinds of things from happening. eugene, i ve onl got about 30 seconds. left i v got to ask, what struck me her is that justice thomas doesn t normally issue publi statements. why did he respond
Are standing the underscore that the suprem court does not have a mechanis for enforcing th anti-corruption transparency accountability laws on the books. those laws themselves are, i seems to be, quite underwhelming and not up to th task of ensuring that th public remains trustful, tha it has faith in the highes court in the land. accountability could look like a lot of things, it could look like justice thomas going back and revising these annua disclosures he is supposed t make and disclosing these trips, these free transportation perk he s accepted. it could also look lik stronger, better unforce ethics guidelines, ethics laws that the supreme court itsel could put into place, or tha lawmakers in congress could pu into place as well that much is clear what s on the books now is not strong enough, it s not nearly clear enough it s not enforceable enough to