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washington journal today. the headline on the topic we are discussing, the battle in every state over abortion rights. abortion opponents looking at new restrictions as the next headline there. politico with a map of where abortion policy stands now in various states. abortion out illegal in five states in this country. abortion is likely to soon be illegal in 11 others. abortion remains legal or at least legal for now and 35 states around the country. diving into what is happening in some of those states, this from the front page of the new york times today. in florida, or the legislature recently passed a ban on abortion after 15 weeks not lawmakers are pushing governor ron desantis to call a special session -- after 15 weeks, lawmakers are pushing governor ron desantis to call a special session.

-- the promised court fights over the so-called trigger band that took effect after the supreme court ruling. inside the new york times, a look at the state of california. california state lawmakers are expected to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot that would solicit lee protect -- explicitly protect the productive rights. the amendment would go to voters for approval as states across the country react to the sweeping supreme court decision. we will dive more into what is happening in various states but we mostly want to hear from you. what do you want in your state? what do you think the right policy is for your state? women only is who we are talking to in this first hour. (202) 748-8000 for women in the eastern and central time zones. (202) 748-8001 for women in the mountain and pacific time zones. cindy is up first out of connecticut. caller: good morning.

this is so much to unpack in 10 seconds, but i really believe that the majority of the country is very torn. i do not think we should be imposing religion on other women. i believe in a woman's right to choose, but i think there needs to be some responsibility when it comes to late-term such as in new york state for any reason until birth. i think that is where we lost -- the wheels come off at that point. i think it goes beyond religious. it goes against most people's sensibilities at that point, except for the life of the mother. i would like to see some compromise in the middle on this. host: do you think connecticut gets it right, abortion

protected by state law in your state? caller: yes. i do not know everything about the law. i never really expected roe to be overturned. i guess i should brush up on that, but if we allow for any reason, i am not for that. i do not believe we should be -- our constitution guarantees us freedom of religion. however, there is separation of church and state and that is the real problem. i believe in that, but if you have providers that do not believe in performing these things, i believe we need to respect those reasons as well and we have lost that as a country.

host: this is janel in woodbridge, virginia. you are next. caller: i wanted to say i believe abortion is health care and i also want to remind people that we should be inclusive in our language when we talk about abortion because not everyone who can have an abortion identifies as a woman. some trans people, trans men, may still be able to have an abortion, so i wanted to share that reminder. host: in your state, and the state of virginia, the virginia governor is pushing state lawmakers for a 15 week abortion ban in the wake of that decision friday. what do you think -- how do you think that goes over in the state of virginia? caller: i feel like there are a lot of places like northern

virginia that are more democratic, so up here, i am from northern virginia where a lot of people are aghast and it does not feel real. i feel like it is very regional and virginia. host: chris in somerville, massachusetts, good morning. caller: first, the american college of gynecologists has issued a statement on their website. they oppose government interference in relationships with their patients and this idea that women are getting pregnant and waiting until they are eight or nine months along before they suddenly decide to go through an extremely dangerous at that point abortion is ridiculous.

that should be rejected out of hand. if we get solutions here, there is an article that came out today pointing out congress has a lot of power right now, a lot of power to reign in the supreme court. they can impeach and remove justices. they can strip the court of jurisdiction over certain issues. i did not know that until i read that. so they can weaken the power of judicial review by requiring a super majority of justices to sign off on any position that overturns the law and they can right now review -- rebuke the court with legislation that cancels the decision in question. i am going to call my senators today, call their offices and urge them to immediately bring

this to the floor for discussion. host: what about the idea of ending the filibuster and having legislation passed in the senate on a majority vote? democrats control the house and senate and white house right now. caller: we have the slimmest of majorities, despite 40 million more voters, votes that went for the current democrats in the senate then went to republicans there. we have -- the democrats have a majority in the country. host: do you think this issue is important enough to end the filibuster over? caller: of course. the point i was getting to is that we now have minority rule in this country. this is very dangerous for our democracy because we can see

this minority, now that they have accumulated all of this disproportionate power, they are becoming more and more aggressive. it is getting out of hand. it is out of hand now. it is time for the democrats to exercise their power in congress. do what you can with the filibuster. it is outrageous because they senate already gives disproportionate power to the minority. it already does that. the filibuster just thinks it. there is no way the majority is represented anymore. host: this is teresa out of texas. caller: i believe that abortion should be available for all, but i think there should be a limit. it should never be passed 12 weeks. .

also, this is a subject that should have been taken care of through our legislation. that is what they are therefore -- there for. that is not an easy decision for any woman to make. no one should be forced to carry a baby, but there should be term limits on that. there should be no abortion past the heartbeat because that is a baby, no matter what. that is a child. host: in your state, abortion is now banned after six weeks. it is likely to be illegal in the state of texas within the next 30 days. caller: that would be a sad day for texas. and i am a republican. that would be a sad day. i do not support abortion, let's face it.

there are times when abortion is necessary. it is just one of those people things that has to be. -- evil things that has to be. with all the birth-control that is out there, thousands to choose from, abortion really should not be happening. i managed to make it 63 years using birth control, and i think everyone should be responsible. host: that is teresa in texas. what do you want from your state on abortion policy? now shifting the fight over abortion in this country to the states themselves. what do you want to see from your state? caller: i would like to see what the supreme court did completely overruled. i grew up in the 1960's.

i saw what happened. i saw the back alleys. i saw children having babies their parents forced them to have. i saw it all. i saw my brother have a shotgun wedding after they had tried to get rid of it and miscarried a couple months later. to outlaw it completely like they are doing in so many states is ridiculous. we are just going to go back to the 60's and i hate the thought of that. host: that is martha in georgia. asking you this morning what you want to see from your state when it comes to abortion policy. that discussion taking place yesterday on the sunday shows as well. it was cbs's face the nation where michigan's governor described efforts to craft new legislation in her state. >> we are pulling out all the

stops. our partners filed another lawsuit. they got the injunction that is on appeal. there is an effort to collect signatures and amend the constitution, so we are using every tool we have to fight for reproductive rights for michigan women and ohio women and indiana women who come to michigan for health care. >> now state capitals are going to make these decisions, so i want to get to specifics. roe v. wade previously guaranteed abortion up to viability, roughly 24 weeks of pregnancy. if the court strikes down the ban you are fighting and you have to craft a new law here, is there a compromise that is possible here? can you settle on 20 weeks, 15 weeks? anything less than roe? >> what i'm trying to fight for is the status quo in michigan and there are reasonable restrictions on that. with the current legislature,

there is no common ground, which is the sad thing. they have introduced legislation to criminalize nurses and doctors. they have endorsed the 1931 law, as have all the republican people running for governor. they want abortion to be a felony, no exceptions for rape or incensed. that is the kind of legislature i am working with. that is why this is such a scary moment for michigan women and families. host: michigan governor gretchen whitmer yesterday. taking calls from women only in this first hour of the washington journal, asking you what y >> you can watch the rest of this program but now remarks from senator tina smith on the supreme court decision to rescind abortion rights under roe v. wade. ♪