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the fda is only able -- the fda has shown a disregard for what women and girls go through when taking abortion drugs alone. every american should be concerned by what the da has done. women deserve better. regardless of one's views about abortion, we should all agree that women's health matters. women deserve for the fda to do its job and for the -- the federal government to look out for health and safety. thank you. quest good afternoon. my name is dr. christina francis and i am a board-certified ob/gyn who practiced medicine for over two decades. i am also the ceo of the american association. one of the four medical associations that are plaintiffs in the case against the fda that are argued for the court this morning. regardless of one's views about abortion, we should all agree that women deserve to have the doctors in person ongoing care when taking high-risk drugs. we should all agree that women's health matters. and we should all agree that the fd has job is to keep people safe. but the fda has violated its duty to women. after requiring critical safety standards for the use of
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entrusted to the fda. justice sotoyo whatever the increase was, lee fda determined under thstdard that it was not sufficient to create a risk that counterbalanced the need for access, correct? ms. prelogar: because the fda is instructed to take into accot burdens on the health care stem as well and looked at a variety of sources to colu that the burden suggested that it was not necessary to keep this restriction iple to ensure safe use. justice kagan: if i could take you back to the discussion with justice barretabt the conscious objection and i'm sure that you have read the declaratio cefully and im thin tsay about this. as you read those declarations, what is the conscious objection? wh are the doctors objecting to exactly? ms. prelogar: i think the clarations are specific. there are only seven doctorsho regularly practice and submitted evidence and they ar relatively short. this isja 150-20beuse there are only two who provide any informioabout their specific objections. osare dr. scope and francis. the
entrusted to the fda. justice sotoyo whatever the increase was, lee fda determined under thstdard that it was not sufficient to create a risk that counterbalanced the need for access, correct? ms. prelogar: because the fda is instructed to take into accot burdens on the health care stem as well and looked at a variety of sources to colu that the burden suggested that it was not necessary to keep this restriction iple to ensure safe use. justice kagan: if i could take you back to the discussion...
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is is consistent with the fda so numbers. in person visit was necessary to preserve women's health because the visit is the best opportunity to examine ectopic pregnancy's and gestational age. justice barrett: that in person visit had no reqnts of an ultrasound or effort to detect the fetal heart beat so it would not give a r gestational age so why would that eliminate the risk? ms hawley: those risks did go up. it shows a threefold increase dy emergency room visits when you removed it. it was 5.8 witthe in person visit and 2.1 without. is that because doctors thought it was a good idea to ms h it took away thed? opportunito that. medical organizations agree that this practice if a woman comes into a doctor's office and assess gestational age but what is allowed under the fda rules is to be able to or■)der these online lines with screening questions and thus not nearly as >> let'say i will carve out and put aside an online petition as harms to your organization. explained toe the additional cost you incurred or your resourc
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why shouldn't the fda have addressed that? >> i think the only way that that would be true would be if the three changes are interconnected and mutually reinforcing, guarding against the same kind of safety risk. so, i agree that if there were reason to think that the reason why mifepristone is safe up to ten weeks gestation is because it is being prescribed by doctors instead of nurse practitioners, for example, then those changes would be interconnected because one change would effectively by the safety net for another. there was nothing like that in this record. it demonstrated the changes, an exhaustive examination, were safe, not because there were other different safe guards in place to guard against risks, but rather because if you go up to ten weeks of gestation there is no observable increase in serious adverse events, no matter who is prescribing. in the absence of that kind of effect, it cited multiple studies that combined multiple changes because the standard of care evolved over the 15 years mifepristone had been
why shouldn't the fda have addressed that? >> i think the only way that that would be true would be if the three changes are interconnected and mutually reinforcing, guarding against the same kind of safety risk. so, i agree that if there were reason to think that the reason why mifepristone is safe up to ten weeks gestation is because it is being prescribed by doctors instead of nurse practitioners, for example, then those changes would be interconnected because one change would...
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its entirely consistent with fda number in 2020, the fda said the emperor visit was necessary to preserve women's al because the impression visit is the best opportunity to examine things like -- thingbserve pregnancy and age of consent. because the general said that initial impression visit that had no requirement of an ulasound or any effort to detect fetal heartbe except it would not necessgive inaccurate read gtational age. so i would not necessarily be eliminated? >> i think the fda'undated shows that race didn' up. if you look at the study, it shows a nearly threefold increa when you have -- when you removed it. it was about 2.1 without. >> when they remove this, it took away the opportuny do that. i think a cog -- medical orgazaons that created that are best practice. what is allowed under this a couple of screening questions. i do think that is nearly as good as an in-person exam. quest let's say that -- let's just carve out and putside this -- explain to me what addion costs you might have incurred or what your resources had diverted in aayhat would set aside havens. >> putting a
its entirely consistent with fda number in 2020, the fda said the emperor visit was necessary to preserve women's al because the impression visit is the best opportunity to examine things like -- thingbserve pregnancy and age of consent. because the general said that initial impression visit that had no requirement of an ulasound or any effort to detect fetal heartbe except it would not necessgive inaccurate read gtational age. so i would not necessarily be eliminated? >> i think the...
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if we look at the merits of what the fda did in 2021, the fda relied on two things. they relied first on the -- >> i can understand your impulse there, and i went back and looked and there are zero universal injunctions issued during franklin roosevelt's time in office, and pretty consequential ones, and over the last year or so the number is something like 60, and maybe more than that. it's a relatively new thing, and you are asking us to extend and pursue this remedial course, and this court never adopted that itself, and lower courts run with this and i want to give you one more shot at that? >> the fda incapsulates inequitable equities, and in you have nonregulated parties, those parties could be farmers or ranchers, and their only availability for relief is if the court does something to the fda order or regulation at issue, otherwise the parties are out of luck and that's inconsistent with equity. >> may i ask you about your basic theory of standing, and just as a clarification question as much as it is anything, when you did your 1, 2, 3 in your opening statem
if we look at the merits of what the fda did in 2021, the fda relied on two things. they relied first on the -- >> i can understand your impulse there, and i went back and looked and there are zero universal injunctions issued during franklin roosevelt's time in office, and pretty consequential ones, and over the last year or so the number is something like 60, and maybe more than that. it's a relatively new thing, and you are asking us to extend and pursue this remedial course, and this...
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but the fda has violated its duty to women. after requiring critalstandardsf chemical abortion drugs for 16 years including the necessary in person doctor visitcheck for life-threatening conditions, the fda tragically removed them. without even adequately evaluating the impact women's health. ■x reckless action has endangered the safety and well-being of men and girls across the industry. my colleagues and i are on the front linesg and treating women harmed by the fda's shameful actions. we knew we had no choice but to sue theas physicians who care dy about our patients, it is appalling that the fda no longer requires doctors to provide in person ongoing care to women using high-risk drugs. these in person doctor visits are vital to check women for severe bleeding and life-threatening infections. no woman should ever be left abortion at home alone. without even one in person example the doctor. yet that is precisely what the e despite its own label stated that one in 25 women who take these drugs will end up in the i hope the
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the problem here is they sued the fda. e fda has nothing too it -- witf protection. that is all happening far downstream. and the only way to ove a therefore was to grant this kinof nationwide release that is so far revefrom the regulatory authorities that it is ultimately requime all women everywhere to cng for this drug. i think it is wth stepping about the profound mismatch between that inju a the remedy of the response obtained. they said the fear that ther might be some emergency room doctors who may be presented withncdibly rare applications and the doctor may have to prid tatnt -- we don't think that harm has materialized but with the court date isf that restricts access for every single woman in is countryndhat causes profound harm. jo]rmhe agency. it harms the part of it -- it harms the pharmaceutical industry saying that this would be -- destabilize the system for approving and regulating drugs. the court should reverse instructions to announcer: this evening, patti davis discusses her book "dear mom and dad." a memoir lit -- written as a letter to herspotl
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fda has always left that up to medical judgment. now what it's of course necessary for providers to be able to diagnose ectopic pregnancy date gestational age? that remains true under the rems. now, prescribers still have to have that capability and they have to deploy whatever mechanisms they believe would accurately allow them to identify contra-indications since for use of mifepristone, but it's wrong to suggest that if the court reverses 2021 changes than every woman's going to get an ultrasound. that's never been that the state of play in how this drug has been administered how even under the pre 2021 rams was it possible to detect an ectopic pregnancy without an ultrasound unless the woman was presented pain. >> so there's a set of screening questions >> that are often deployed. you can ask things like do you have unilateral pelvic pain? did you become pregnant while you had an iud in or after a tubal ligation? he shen are you experiencing unusual bleeding? you could ask whether the woman has had a prior ectopic pregnancy. if
fda has always left that up to medical judgment. now what it's of course necessary for providers to be able to diagnose ectopic pregnancy date gestational age? that remains true under the rems. now, prescribers still have to have that capability and they have to deploy whatever mechanisms they believe would accurately allow them to identify contra-indications since for use of mifepristone, but it's wrong to suggest that if the court reverses 2021 changes than every woman's going to get an...
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we introduce the fda modernization 3.0 act. that would establish a program the fda to qualify the group testing methods to reduce or place animal models. it builds on fda modernization act 2.0. as the next step. we are trying to do is really make sure can these models and make sure we are doing investigational drugs. i know how important it is to make sure improving market and polo a short time after. before not you agree fda author : and non- animal investments when it comes to evaluating safety spoke about in your testimony? >> i mentioned earlier it's a complex question because new platform technologies clearly testing because models don't capitulate every organ of the bodyut adduced there are indications where a small increment on an existing treatment using the same warmth or substitution these models that have these should take this this. >> can you share your observation how it can better peed up the development of these drugs? >> for example described is cystic fibrosis referred to earlier were approved in the earlier p
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fda modernization act 2.0 topic, animal testing. the law called on fda to certain requirements that biopharma and pharma companies test their product on animals, my question, what is your reaction to that? goal or that the f.d.a. is needing to work through? >> our requirement is that sponsors, entitiede products the approaches that that they show the safety of the products going certain models need to be used for this. they need to show that. this clarifies the alternative methods can be process. we are very interested in advancing innovation in that space. alternative methods are non- animal -based appro■aches. some as well pre-clinical testing for things like chips or silicone -based approaches. we do internal work in those areas we havern research others and understanding how they can be used iner instances. there's also work going on ai -based approaches. the science are not at a placeat to fully be able to replace animal testing for instance if you want to understand them clinically made whole organism to do that per not at a
fda modernization act 2.0 topic, animal testing. the law called on fda to certain requirements that biopharma and pharma companies test their product on animals, my question, what is your reaction to that? goal or that the f.d.a. is needing to work through? >> our requirement is that sponsors, entitiede products the approaches that that they show the safety of the products going certain models need to be used for this. they need to show that. this clarifies the alternative methods can be...
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so this is a very technical case about the fda. when it decided to expand access to mifepristone, what it did or didn't look at in terms of evidence about the safety of these changes is changes like making mifepristone available through the 10th week of pregnancy instead of the seventh, allowing it to be prescribed by telehealth appointments and then allowing health care providers who aren't physicians to prescribe the drug. and so the the fifth circuit said that when it made these changes in 2016, the fda didn't cite a study t that looked at the cumulative effect of all of these changes and whether or not it would still be safe to to take mifepristone. in light of all of these changes, the biden administration and danco, which is the manufacturer of mifepristone, said, you know, first of all, that we did cite such a study, but more broadly that the fda reasonably concluded that there were no safety problems based on all of the evidence that it had before this is not a constitutional question. this is a very technical question abou
so this is a very technical case about the fda. when it decided to expand access to mifepristone, what it did or didn't look at in terms of evidence about the safety of these changes is changes like making mifepristone available through the 10th week of pregnancy instead of the seventh, allowing it to be prescribed by telehealth appointments and then allowing health care providers who aren't physicians to prescribe the drug. and so the the fifth circuit said that when it made these changes in...
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. >> do you think the fda is infallible? that was justice samuel alito's question today in the supreme court case that could determine the future of medication abortion and also the future of drug approval in this country. the fda after all is the federal regulatory agencies that approves new drugs in the united states, and this case calls into question whether the courts should believe the fda when it says a drug is safe. justice alito's skepticism there tells us a lot about the court's conservatives, and it suggests that they may be thinking about something much bigger than even abortion, mainly whether conservatives are going after the regulatory state on whole. right now right-wing judicial activists have brought a series of cases that threaten to upend 40 years of supreme court precedent and hobble the federal government's basic ability to enforce laws. those lawsuits are trying to limit regulators ability to enforce everything from laws on insider trading to laws that protect the food we eat and the air we breathe. bac
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we're asking this court to look at what fda said. the fdca says you have to have -- >> didn't the lower courts go beyond that? representations were made that the lower courts relied on studies that have been found discredited and removed. so they were obviously look at not just what the fda was looking a t. >> that wasn't quite the right sound bite. that was jackson arguing why should the courts get into this. mark joseph stern, how did that go? >> very poorly for the anti abortion advocates here represented by erin hawley. she said we've proved time and again it poses a threat to women but as judge brown pointed out, it's a very safe drug. safer than viagra and tylenol. they sited these studies that purported to show it was actually dangerous and caused excessive bleeding but in between those decisions and today, those studies were retracted for being insufficiently rigorous and sponsored by abortion groups that had an ax to grind against abortion. i think when the justices did reach the merits, there was very little that erin could
we're asking this court to look at what fda said. the fdca says you have to have -- >> didn't the lower courts go beyond that? representations were made that the lower courts relied on studies that have been found discredited and removed. so they were obviously look at not just what the fda was looking a t. >> that wasn't quite the right sound bite. that was jackson arguing why should the courts get into this. mark joseph stern, how did that go? >> very poorly for the anti...
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wade was overturned and you had an one side the fda as well who was represented by the u.s. solicitor general and a lawyer for danco, the maker of mifepristone. they were arguing the fda should have the regulatory rights to continue to regulate and to have the approvals processes and approval authority over this mifepristone medication and they were arguing that the fda used science-based evidence to continue to not only approve this pill and continue to allow it to be accessible, but also to make it more accessible in recent years. they were arguing on the other side they were arguing that there were hypotheticals and all the different things pitching back against the fda authority to do what they did in recent years was really not based in actual fact. on the other side, you had antiabortion groups who -- and their lawyers arguing that the fda did -- that the fda in expanding the access to this pill, but they made women unsafe and that they did so in a way that would hurt the ability of women to get critical care. they also argued in many ways that doctors including emerge
wade was overturned and you had an one side the fda as well who was represented by the u.s. solicitor general and a lawyer for danco, the maker of mifepristone. they were arguing the fda should have the regulatory rights to continue to regulate and to have the approvals processes and approval authority over this mifepristone medication and they were arguing that the fda used science-based evidence to continue to not only approve this pill and continue to allow it to be accessible, but also to...
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guidance for its 2016 updates and second guessing the fda's medical advice. it would limit access to the abortion pill, even in states where abortion is legal. every box would need to be pulled and labels updated. a decision in support of abortion opponents could jeopardize every fda approval on all other drugs, potentially extending to certain vaccines and birth control. this is the first major challenge to abortion access since the court's conservative majority overturned roe v. wade two years ago in the dobbs decision. a decision is expected by june at the height of the presidential campaign. with all that, joining us now is yamiche alcindor, andrew weissmann and dr. patel. yamiche, to you. what are the questions in the court? what are the crowds saying in this first test of an abortion -- certainly, abortion-related procedure since dobbs? >> that's right. this is really the most consequential abortion case to come before the supreme court since this court overturned roe v. wade in 2022. we have been outside all day. there's a large crowd. mostly people wh
guidance for its 2016 updates and second guessing the fda's medical advice. it would limit access to the abortion pill, even in states where abortion is legal. every box would need to be pulled and labels updated. a decision in support of abortion opponents could jeopardize every fda approval on all other drugs, potentially extending to certain vaccines and birth control. this is the first major challenge to abortion access since the court's conservative majority overturned roe v. wade two...
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numerous studies have shown that the drug, first approved by the fda in 2000, is safe. they also argue its members, which include doctors, might suffer harm my having to treat patients who use them to end a pregnancy because it would be in opposition to their own religious police. the bite in the ministration argued that doctors cannot show that the fda's decisions directly harmed them and that the ruling in favor of the antiabortion group would severely disrupt the federal system for developing and improving drugs and would inflict great harm on women across the country. a research organization that doesn't support abortion rights reported that there were approximately 642,000 medication abortions in 2023, about 60% of all abortions in the u.s., a 10% increase since the year 2020. for more on this story, we can turn to our supreme court reporter. great to have you back. can you explain why some justices appear skeptical of the antiabortion arguments, including some of the justices appointed by republican presidents? >> one of the things the justices spent a lot of time
numerous studies have shown that the drug, first approved by the fda in 2000, is safe. they also argue its members, which include doctors, might suffer harm my having to treat patients who use them to end a pregnancy because it would be in opposition to their own religious police. the bite in the ministration argued that doctors cannot show that the fda's decisions directly harmed them and that the ruling in favor of the antiabortion group would severely disrupt the federal system for...
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by second- guessing the fda's expert judgment? >> we have had a rash of universal injunctions. this case seems like a prime example of turning what could be a small loss into a nationwide legislative assembly on an fda rule or any other federal government action. >> it makes sense for the individual doctors to seek an exemption, but as i understand it, they already have that. so what they are asking for, here, is that in order to prevent them from possibly ever having to do these kinds of procedures, everyone else should be prevented from getting access to this medication. >> the court is expected to rule on the case by the end of this term, likely late june or early july. >>> while that was going on in d.c., president biden and vice president harris were in north carolina to highlight the administration's efforts to expand access to healthcare. biden spoke out about today's supreme court hearing and called out trumped by name for his role in overturning federal abortion right. >> trump probably says "after 50 years, i was able to
by second- guessing the fda's expert judgment? >> we have had a rash of universal injunctions. this case seems like a prime example of turning what could be a small loss into a nationwide legislative assembly on an fda rule or any other federal government action. >> it makes sense for the individual doctors to seek an exemption, but as i understand it, they already have that. so what they are asking for, here, is that in order to prevent them from possibly ever having to do these...
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the fda extensive body of evidence. the biden administration defended the fda in court saying opponents lacked legal standing to bring the case because they aren't harmed by the fda's rules. we don't think they come within 100 miles of the kind of circumstances court has previously identified. the court seemed concerned that the case could have broader impacts on how many government agencies to their business. this is the voice of justice neil gorsuch. and this case seems like a prime example of turning what could be a small lawsuit. >> into a nationwide legislative assembly on an fda % rule or any other federal government action. >> a decision on the case is expected this summer in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. >> governor newsom released this statement saying, quote, republicans won a national abortion ban full stop and they'll do whatever it takes, including trying to strip away fda approval for a drug that has been proven to be safe and effective for decades. these hostile actions are not just on popular. they
the fda extensive body of evidence. the biden administration defended the fda in court saying opponents lacked legal standing to bring the case because they aren't harmed by the fda's rules. we don't think they come within 100 miles of the kind of circumstances court has previously identified. the court seemed concerned that the case could have broader impacts on how many government agencies to their business. this is the voice of justice neil gorsuch. and this case seems like a prime example...
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why alito was saying, well, hold on as the fda and fallible. he believed in me even further the thing will hold on is he leaning in that direction to suggest that the fda somehow is fatally undermining their credibility. that'd be very sweeping where nobody is saying the fda is infallible think anybody he's made that argument, but or you could here where the justice was going there when he made that comment. all right. laura meg elliott, sonya, thank you very much. we'll of course, get back to you. a busy morning here in the cnn newsroom. stay with us so we'll be back in just a few moments. what's that guy's we're gonna go to the next hour or we're going to go to the top of the hour that thank you for staying with us. you were alive at the cnn newsroom. i'm jim acosta and in washington, as i was saying a few moments ago, i thought we might be going to break, but we're not we've got a lot of moving parts this morning we're going to begin this hour with the disaster unfolding right now in baltimore, a massive one mile interstate bridge has collap
why alito was saying, well, hold on as the fda and fallible. he believed in me even further the thing will hold on is he leaning in that direction to suggest that the fda somehow is fatally undermining their credibility. that'd be very sweeping where nobody is saying the fda is infallible think anybody he's made that argument, but or you could here where the justice was going there when he made that comment. all right. laura meg elliott, sonya, thank you very much. we'll of course, get back to...
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the fda extensive body of evidence. the biden administration defended the fda in court saying opponents lacked legal standing to bring the case because they aren't harmed by the fda's rules. we don't think they come within 100 miles of the kind of circumstances court has previously identified. the court seemed concerned that the case could have broader impacts on how many government agencies to their business. this is the voice of justice neil gorsuch. and this case seems like a prime example of turning what could be a small lawsuit. >> into a nationwide legislative assembly on an fda rule or any other federal government action. >> a decision on the case is expected this summer in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. governor gavin newsom pushing back on the latest attempt to ban abortion in the united states. he released a statement. >> just in the past hour stating quote, republicans want a national abortion ban full stop. they'll do whatever it takes, including trying to strip away fda approval for a drug that's been
the fda extensive body of evidence. the biden administration defended the fda in court saying opponents lacked legal standing to bring the case because they aren't harmed by the fda's rules. we don't think they come within 100 miles of the kind of circumstances court has previously identified. the court seemed concerned that the case could have broader impacts on how many government agencies to their business. this is the voice of justice neil gorsuch. and this case seems like a prime example...
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this isn't me saying it is what the fda has said. what they say in court now is very different than what their own data tells you. >> i mean, it's a widely used pill. it's quite safe, but on the not even on that in and of itself, the question was whether or not they have this standing to bring this in. dr. justice, amy coney barrett herself seemed especially skeptical of that. she pointed to what you had submitted in particular, basically saying that you weren't able hello, to show that you've suffered the harm to actually bring this case to have a legal standing, to bring it. do you still think that she'll ultimately rule on your side and the end of this well, i certainly hope that the justices will hear what we have presented, which is that those of us again, who are on the front lines taking >> care of these women women that have been abandoned by the fda, women that had been abandoned by those who are giving the abortion drug's who are not performing any follow-up those of us who are taking care of them are seeing the harms that
this isn't me saying it is what the fda has said. what they say in court now is very different than what their own data tells you. >> i mean, it's a widely used pill. it's quite safe, but on the not even on that in and of itself, the question was whether or not they have this standing to bring this in. dr. justice, amy coney barrett herself seemed especially skeptical of that. she pointed to what you had submitted in particular, basically saying that you weren't able hello, to show that...
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numerous studies show that mifepristone, which was first approved by the fda in 2000, is safe. a study in the medical journaljama found that the number of self—managed abortions obtained using pills has soared with more than 26,000 americans using pills to induce at—home abortions after the overturing of roe v wade injune 2022. one of the things the justices spent a lot of time on today was not what we think of is the heart of the case, which was the fda's decision to expand access to mifepristone in 2016 and 2021, but instead on whether or not the challenges in this case, who are doctors and physicians groups whose members are opposed to abortion, have a legal right to come to court at all to challenge the fda's approval. you know, on two levels. first of all, whether or not someone can come to court to sue is sort of a bipartisan issue. it is something that justices of all ideological transfer attention to. it would also offerjustices and offramp to send this case back, to throw it out, without having to get to the heart of the case, the tougher question about the fda's a
numerous studies show that mifepristone, which was first approved by the fda in 2000, is safe. a study in the medical journaljama found that the number of self—managed abortions obtained using pills has soared with more than 26,000 americans using pills to induce at—home abortions after the overturing of roe v wade injune 2022. one of the things the justices spent a lot of time on today was not what we think of is the heart of the case, which was the fda's decision to expand access to...
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watch this. >> the fda violated federal law to keep it safe. they are not left to receive these drugs in the mail or at their dorm room without ever having been checked by a doctor for life-threatening conditions. that is reckless. >> on its face if one did not know any better they could say that sounds a scary. young girls getting this drug that gives you and abortion. getting into their dorm room. what is your reaction? how does this actually work and how dangerous is it really? you actually know. you are not a dentist. >> i am prescribing this drug and i have been through the different phases of what they have done. 24 years ago it was approved by the fda. at that time we had to go through rigorous standards. you have to put in a lot of detailed reporting on talking to women about adverse effects and side effects and we could not even dispense it for a pharmacy. we had to have an office dispensing of the drug. it was as hard as possible to get one of the most safe and effective drugs. it has less adverse side effects than tylenol. fast-forwa
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this includes officials from the cdc and the fda. you are watching live coverage on >> i advised members and remind them of all the rows of corn. the issues we are debating are important. the members feel deeply about. i understand that. while vigorous disagreement is part of the legislative process, members are reminded that we must adhere to established standards of decorum and debate. this is a reminder that is a violation of house rules and the rules of this committee to engage in personalities regarding other members or to question the motives of a colleague. remarks about type are not permitted by the rules and are not in keeping with the best traditions of our committee. this is a very serious matter. of the courtroom at all times and urge all members to be mindful of their remarks today. if the chair finds the member to be in violation, remember will be suspended of speaking for the remainder of the hearing but i never organize myself for the purpose of making an opening statement. good morning. vaccines are crucial public he
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at issue here is access to the widely used abortion pill mifepristone along with the fda's authority to regulate other prescription drugs. cbs' jan crawford was there for the oral arguments. >>> mifepristone kills -- >> reporter: protests made clear the controversy, but inside the court there appeared to be agreement with the majority of justices on both sides of the ideological aisle highly skeptical of arguments to restrict use of the so-called abortion pill. a key question -- why should courts be second-guessing scientific decisions by the fda on how a drug is prescribed. >> do you have concerns about judges parsing medical and scientific studies? >> reporter: at issue the drug mifepristone, used with another drug in nearly two-thirds of abortions. a group of anti-abortion doctors argue the fda wrongly expanded access to the pill in 2016 when it extended the window women can take it from seven to ten weeks. and during the pandemic in 2021, said an in-person doctor's visit was not needed allowing mail-order pharmacies to ship the drug nationwide. erin hawley represents the doctors
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the fda are highly skewed towards avoiding risks. so there's a tendency us to have drugs that are safer, but not to have drugs that are effective. now i've heard remarkable statements from some of these committees in considering drugs. one has seen the statement. there are not enough patients with disease of this severity to warrant marketing. this drug for general use. now, that's fine if what you're trying to do is to minimize drug toxicity for the whole population. but if you happen to be one of these, not enough patients and you have a disease that is of high severity or disease, that's very rare, then that's just tough on you. for ten years. mrs. estero dean suffered from severe asthma. the medication she received serious side effects. her condition was getting worse, but the drug her doctor preferred was prohibited by the fda. so twice a year mrs. usdin had to out on a journey. i had been very sick. i had been in and out of the hospital several times. and they couldn't seem. to find a way to control the asthma. and i had to cha
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the fda or somebody else. some, you know, some undetermined person. and it was very interesting to me that they, this was not a conversation that you would have had at the supreme court before 1981 when justice o'connor became the first woman on the court. some of those questions simply would not have occurred to people on the bench. who knows, they might not have occurred to me because it was such a different and male dominated era, but this is a five-four court when it comes to gender. and it really did reek of a difference. i thought. so i thought that was very interesting. and i thought it was pretty clear from the get go. of course, you can always be proven wrong in this stuff, but nobody except perhaps justice alito and to a lesser extent, thomas, was even interested in exploring in how the fda did its job. they all seemed to sort of take as a given that god knows we don't want to have to do that. we're not scientists. we shouldn't be deciding that then justice alito saying you know, is the fda infallible? won't somebody essentially, can't someb
the fda or somebody else. some, you know, some undetermined person. and it was very interesting to me that they, this was not a conversation that you would have had at the supreme court before 1981 when justice o'connor became the first woman on the court. some of those questions simply would not have occurred to people on the bench. who knows, they might not have occurred to me because it was such a different and male dominated era, but this is a five-four court when it comes to gender. and it...
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the fda are highly skewed towards avoiding risks. so there's a tendency us to have drugs that are safer, but not to have drugs that are effective. now i've heard remarkable statements from some of these committees in considering drugs. one has seen the statement. there are not enough patients with disease of this severity to warrant marketing. this drug for general use. now, that's fine if what you're trying to do is to minimize drug toxicity for the whole population. but if you happen to be one of these, not enough patients and you have a disease that is of high severity or disease, that's very rare, then that's just tough on you. for ten years. mrs. estero dean suffered from severe asthma. the medication she received serious side effects. her condition was getting worse, but the drug her doctor preferred was prohibited by the fda. so twice a year mrs. usdin had to out on a journey. i had been very sick. i had been in and out of the hospital several times. and they couldn't seem. to find a way to control the asthma. and i had to cha
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to increase accessibility to the drug which was approved by the fda over 20 years ago. this was the first abortion-related supreme court hearing since the court overturned roe v. wade in 2022. since then, medications to terminate pregnancies have increased in importance because patients can get them by mail and take them at home, including in states that have severely limited or banned abortions. a decision on the case is expected by july. for more, we are joined by michele goodwin, a professor of constitutional law and global health policy at georgetown university and founding director of the center for biotechnology and global health policy. she is the author of "policing the womb: invisible women and the criminalization of motherhood." she joins us from washington, d.c. professor, welcome back to democracy now! first give us your overall impression of the oral arguments before the supreme court and where the justices stood across the political spectrum in questioning -- and doing their questioning. >> it is great to be back with you. overall, the justices showed they
to increase accessibility to the drug which was approved by the fda over 20 years ago. this was the first abortion-related supreme court hearing since the court overturned roe v. wade in 2022. since then, medications to terminate pregnancies have increased in importance because patients can get them by mail and take them at home, including in states that have severely limited or banned abortions. a decision on the case is expected by july. for more, we are joined by michele goodwin, a professor...
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did the fda think of science and safety. much of the argument as you highlighted was about standing. and, basically, they said there are these seven doctors that have conscientious objections and it might be the case that at some point one of the doctors' patients will take mifepristone and it might be that might cause a side effect like a headache and that might cause that person to go to the emergency room. and if that person goes to the emergency room, it might be that that person will need to be treated and if that treatment is necessary, it might be that one of these seven doctors is the person treating it. that is a ridiculous chain of causation. i don't think it worked in the supreme court today. justices on both the left and the right wings of the court just expressed massive skepticism about this. and so i think that is where the case will be decided. >> to the second part, the issue of judges and science. mr. is an exchange on this. and i want to play for our viewers this exchange that begins. begins with justice k
did the fda think of science and safety. much of the argument as you highlighted was about standing. and, basically, they said there are these seven doctors that have conscientious objections and it might be the case that at some point one of the doctors' patients will take mifepristone and it might be that might cause a side effect like a headache and that might cause that person to go to the emergency room. and if that person goes to the emergency room, it might be that that person will need...
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a key question, why should courts be second guessing scientific decisions by the fda on how a drug is prescribed. >> do you have concerns about judges parsing medical and signtive studies. >> mifepristone is used with another drug in nearly two-thirds of abortions. a group of anti-abortion doctors argued the fda wrongly expanded access to the pill in 2016, when it extended the window when women can take it from seven to ten weeks. and during the pandemic in 2021 said an in-person doctor's visit was not needed, allowing mail order pharmacies to ship the drug nationwide. erin holly represents the doctors who say those changes led to increased emergency room visits and compromised women's health. >> women are now left to receive these drugs in the mail or at their dorm room without ever having been checked by a doctor for life-threatening conditions. that's reckless. >> reporter: abortion rights supporters say mifepristone is the safest method of abortion, and the fda, not the court system, has the final word on drug safety. >> the fda acted on an extensive body of evidence and well with
a key question, why should courts be second guessing scientific decisions by the fda on how a drug is prescribed. >> do you have concerns about judges parsing medical and signtive studies. >> mifepristone is used with another drug in nearly two-thirds of abortions. a group of anti-abortion doctors argued the fda wrongly expanded access to the pill in 2016, when it extended the window when women can take it from seven to ten weeks. and during the pandemic in 2021 said an in-person...
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is cautioning undermining fda approval process will not stop at mifepristone. >> it will have to be not just -- virtually every bra -- drug approval. >> justices appeared skeptical of the challenge the antiabortion doctors made. >> because we object to having -- being forced to participate, we are seeking an order preventing anyone from having access to these drugs at all. >> the supreme court is allowing full access to the drug while the legal proceedings play out. susan mcginnis, nbc news washington. >> we will have much on this debated case coming up, we take a look at how the supreme court's decision will impact us in the bay area, and what local experts are saying is at stake, that's coming up tonight right here at 5:30, the promise of a more effective covid vaccine, what moderna says its new shot is better than anything it's produced before. >> also making prom a little more memorable and a lot more affordable, the act of kindness at one bay area high school that's helping ensure everyone can get to prom, our bay area proud segment is next. >> i'm chief meteorologist jeff rani
is cautioning undermining fda approval process will not stop at mifepristone. >> it will have to be not just -- virtually every bra -- drug approval. >> justices appeared skeptical of the challenge the antiabortion doctors made. >> because we object to having -- being forced to participate, we are seeking an order preventing anyone from having access to these drugs at all. >> the supreme court is allowing full access to the drug while the legal proceedings play out....
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i mean, the fda says, look, we've followed our regulations. here are the way we always do. we had a system for collecting data about complications from this drug called adverse events for 15 years, we collected extra data we saw that the drug was very safe overwhelmingly safe, and based on the reports we were receiving and lots of studies that mounted over the years, we decided to loosen the rules that is the standard process that the agency follows. and if you think about this from the perspective of other drug companies, they're saying, well, wait a second if we can show that a drug is more safe over time, than when it was first approved. that's important for our ability to market the drug we want the fda to be able to update its determinations right? >> there's also an, another aspect to this and that is how the court interprets harm. right. because the question of whether the plaintiffs actually have standing came up over and over again today, and if the court rules that they do it's quite possible that we'll see more cases where let's say that the standard of proving h
i mean, the fda says, look, we've followed our regulations. here are the way we always do. we had a system for collecting data about complications from this drug called adverse events for 15 years, we collected extra data we saw that the drug was very safe overwhelmingly safe, and based on the reports we were receiving and lots of studies that mounted over the years, we decided to loosen the rules that is the standard process that the agency follows. and if you think about this from the...
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challengers say the fda disregarded important safety issues when it expanded access. experts in the pharmaceutical industry warn the ruling could open up other medicines to new litigation. >> potentially what is at stake is the future of the existence of the fda and the ability of people with the capacity for pregnancy to regulate their pregnancies at all. what is at stake is the legality of contraception, what is at stake is the legality of abortion, even if you live in a state where abortion is legal. >> the biden administration is siding with the fda. >>> now to decision 2024, and in just a few hours robert kennedy jr. plans to announce his vice presidential pick in oakland. now, a few names to be floating around and his potential vp running mate, including nfl quarterback aaron rodgers, jessie ventura and california-based attorney nicole shanahan. shanahan is the ex-wife of google's founder. the announcement is scheduled for 11:00 this morning at the henry j. kaiser center. >>> family members are responding for the first time after two brothers were attacked over
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any court has restricted access to an fda approved drug by second-guessing fda's expert judgment about the conditions required to assure that drug's safe use. is it still the only time? >> that is still to our knowledge, the only time that a court has done that. >> there's a lot to get to. the former acting us solicitor general who has argued 50 cases in front of the supreme court, and be a legal analyst and host of the podcast courtside. thank you for being here. there are a couple of very interesting legal issues. one is standing. why is that issue-- let's start with that. what is the issue around standing? because it doesn't speak to anything underlying about mifepristone or abortion necessarily and it's about whether this case is valid. >> good to see you and before answering that i just want to disclose that i am unabashedly against this lawsuit and indeed, my law partner argued the case brilliantly today. the one great thing about the oral argument today is that all of the applicants were women, all three of them doing-- for the religious doctors. there are two issues. one is thi
any court has restricted access to an fda approved drug by second-guessing fda's expert judgment about the conditions required to assure that drug's safe use. is it still the only time? >> that is still to our knowledge, the only time that a court has done that. >> there's a lot to get to. the former acting us solicitor general who has argued 50 cases in front of the supreme court, and be a legal analyst and host of the podcast courtside. thank you for being here. there are a couple...
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erun holly, who argued on behalf of doctors opposed, says the fda violated the law. >> the fda based the decision to remove that in-person visit on studies it acknowledged were, quote, not adequate. >> but fda's conclusion was mifepristone could be dispensed without in-person visits. it had luminous evidence e, i think, to support that conclusion in 2021, and there's been no contrary evidence that's been introduced. >> reporter: government also argued the doctors who brought the suit don't have legal standing because they were unlikely to be harmed by the changes. >> under federal law, no doctors can be forced against their consciences to perform or assist in an abortion, correct? >> yes. >> reporter: during argument, both conservative and liberal justices focused on the standing. they appear inclined to side with the fda. >> a final decision is expected by early july. >>> port operations in baltimore still at a standstill after a powerless cargo ship destroyed a major bridge. we're going show you how the port of oakland maneuvers those same kinds of floating skyscrapers in and out o
erun holly, who argued on behalf of doctors opposed, says the fda violated the law. >> the fda based the decision to remove that in-person visit on studies it acknowledged were, quote, not adequate. >> but fda's conclusion was mifepristone could be dispensed without in-person visits. it had luminous evidence e, i think, to support that conclusion in 2021, and there's been no contrary evidence that's been introduced. >> reporter: government also argued the doctors who brought...
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all things the fda decides. it's been making these decisions for the last few years that have loosened the rules to make it more accessible. so the central question today, does the food and drug administration have the last say on how drugs are prescribed and what drugs are allowed, or do the courts have some kind of authority as well? antiabortion groups say the court should have a say, that the fda should not have the last word. but drug companies say if the courts got into the pharmaceutical business, that would allow all kind of things, for instance, what if the fda denied approval for some new cancer drug because it was ineffective. could that drug company get the denial overturned by going to the courts? >> it could have the effect of really undermining the fda and essentially saying anybody who has an idealogical concern about a certain medication could try to go to court after the fda's experts have reviewed the evidence and determined that it's safe and effective enough to be approved. >> if the supreme
all things the fda decides. it's been making these decisions for the last few years that have loosened the rules to make it more accessible. so the central question today, does the food and drug administration have the last say on how drugs are prescribed and what drugs are allowed, or do the courts have some kind of authority as well? antiabortion groups say the court should have a say, that the fda should not have the last word. but drug companies say if the courts got into the pharmaceutical...
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the fda says adverse events are exceedingly rare. folks rallied in front of the san francisco federal building on sunday ahead of today's oral arguments calling to protect access to the abortion pill. mifepristone is used in more than half of abortions in the u.s. and has been on the market for decades. the supreme court justices will not be considering a ban on the medication, but they could make the pill harder to get even in states where abortion is legal, it is the latest battle for abortion access since the high court overturned roe versus wade two years ago. >> what we're concerned about is that given the supreme court's past record, anything is possible. >> women come in to these emergency rooms suffering from abortion and drug complications, and our doctors have a sincere conscience objection to facilitating abortion, to potentially ending an unborn life, and those sorts of things. >> the alliance for hippocratic medicine, a group of anti-abortion medical organizations, alleges the fda failed to adequately consider the danger
the fda says adverse events are exceedingly rare. folks rallied in front of the san francisco federal building on sunday ahead of today's oral arguments calling to protect access to the abortion pill. mifepristone is used in more than half of abortions in the u.s. and has been on the market for decades. the supreme court justices will not be considering a ban on the medication, but they could make the pill harder to get even in states where abortion is legal, it is the latest battle for...
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the arguments will focus specifically on whether the fda was right to expand the use of mifepristone in 2016. it is one of two drugs used in medicated abortion and is used in about two thirds of all abortions in the u.s.. the fda says that the drug is safe and it is a safe way to end early pregnancies and in 2016, the agency expanded access including by mail order and major drugstores, it can also be prescribed without an in person doctors visit. the medication is also used when a woman miss carries. challengers say the f va -- fda disregarded safety issues, experts in the pharmaceutical industry worn the ruling could open other medicines to new litigation. >> potentially what is at stake is the future of the existence of the fda and the ability of people with the capacity for pregnancy to regulate pregnancies at all. what is at stake is the legality of contraception. what is at stake is the legality of abortion if you like in a state -- live in a state where abortion is legal. >> the biden administration is siding when the fda -- >> the state of california will take steps to stabili
the arguments will focus specifically on whether the fda was right to expand the use of mifepristone in 2016. it is one of two drugs used in medicated abortion and is used in about two thirds of all abortions in the u.s.. the fda says that the drug is safe and it is a safe way to end early pregnancies and in 2016, the agency expanded access including by mail order and major drugstores, it can also be prescribed without an in person doctors visit. the medication is also used when a woman miss...
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. >> reporter: the fda has approved the drug for use at up to ten weeks of pregnancy and under current rules, allows for providers to prescribe it via telehealth and send to it patients in the mail that's exactly how podcast host erin gallagher was able to access the abortion pill >> it arrived in my mailbox, and from there, it was up to me to decide when and if i wanted to take it. and as i made the decision to do it, it removed so many barriers. >> reporter: but all that could soon change because of case before the supreme court that could restrict the mailing of abortion pills, require that the drug be provided in-person at a doctor's office, and limit its use up to seven weeks' of pregnancy. >> most of our patients are finding out that they're pregnant around seven or eight weeks. >> reporter: the group behind the lawsuit, alliance for hypocratic medicine, which is against abortion rights believes the fda exceeded its authority when it made the drug more accessible. what do you intend to argue before the supreme court next week >> we're going explain to the court and show how the f
. >> reporter: the fda has approved the drug for use at up to ten weeks of pregnancy and under current rules, allows for providers to prescribe it via telehealth and send to it patients in the mail that's exactly how podcast host erin gallagher was able to access the abortion pill >> it arrived in my mailbox, and from there, it was up to me to decide when and if i wanted to take it. and as i made the decision to do it, it removed so many barriers. >> reporter: but all that...
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the court is weighing a decision to roll back those efforts made by the fda. but in moving to limit the use of mifepristone, overriding fda approval, it could affect the agency's authority to regulate other prescription drugs. >> in the end i think the court will be reticent to really undermine the power of the fda because they know this isn't just about mifepristone, this is also about other drugs. >> reporter: christine, the court is expected to make a decision in june of this year. and if they decide to roll back the use of mifepristone it could still be used up to seven weeks of pregnancy down from ten weeks of pregnancy. but it will be harder to get via the mail or a telehealth appointment. christine? >> willie james inman, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term policy!
the court is weighing a decision to roll back those efforts made by the fda. but in moving to limit the use of mifepristone, overriding fda approval, it could affect the agency's authority to regulate other prescription drugs. >> in the end i think the court will be reticent to really undermine the power of the fda because they know this isn't just about mifepristone, this is also about other drugs. >> reporter: christine, the court is expected to make a decision in june of this...
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>> the end, the court will be reticent to undermine the power of the fda. they know this isn't just about mifepristone. this is also about other drugs. >> reporter: the court is expected to make a decision in june of this year, and if they decide to roll back the use of mifepristone, it could be used up to seven weeks of bpregnancy down from ten weeks. it will be harder to get via the mail or a telehealth appointment. >> thank you. >>> tonight, the calendar may say spring, but 16 states are under winter weather alerts. a major snowstorm is sweeping across the country from montana to michigan. in the midwest, it could be a blizzard, up to 18 inches of snow could fall. in the northeast, saturday was a soaker, with intense rain, winds and flooding. philadelphia saw its wettest march day on record. >>> this week, the federal aviation administration could take action against united airlines, after a string of mishaps involving its aircraft. >> reporter: good evening. federal regulators will be taking a closer look at how united airlines operates, after a series
>> the end, the court will be reticent to undermine the power of the fda. they know this isn't just about mifepristone. this is also about other drugs. >> reporter: the court is expected to make a decision in june of this year, and if they decide to roll back the use of mifepristone, it could be used up to seven weeks of bpregnancy down from ten weeks. it will be harder to get via the mail or a telehealth appointment. >> thank you. >>> tonight, the calendar may say...