Democracy Now! 2026-05-04 Monday
5/4/202659 min
Democracy Now! 2026-05-04 Monday
Headlines for May 04, 2026Abortion Rights Movement Shifts to "Plan C" as Court Restricts Mifepristone by MailGaza Flotilla Participant Details "Cruelty" of Israeli Abduction at Sea; Two Activists Still DetainedTrita Parsi on Iran War: Trump Still "Looking for a Silver Bullet" Instead of Negotiating Seriously
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First 90 secondsAmy Goodman· Host0:01
[upbeat music] From New York, this is Democracy Now!
Speaker 10:17
This is the biggest setback for abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade almost four years ago, and yet the abortion rights movement was far more prepared this time around and had contingency plans in place for a court decision restricting access to abortion.
Amy Goodman· Host0:36
A federal appeals court Friday blocked the mailing of abortion pills, restricting access to one of the most common means of abortion in the United States. We'll speak with the nation's abortion access correspondent, Amy Littlefield. Then the latest on the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:56
On April 29th, the Israeli occupation forces kidnapped over 170 participants from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters in Greece's search and rescue zone. Two days ago, many of us were released, but two participants, two organizers from the flotilla remain on board, Thiago Avila and Saif Abu Khaishakh.
Amy Goodman· Host1:16
Two Sumud activists who were not released, a Brazilian and a Palestinian with Spanish citizenship, say they were beaten and blindfolded. We'll speak to another