amy: alexis mcgill johnson, thank you for being with us.f the planned parenthood federation of america and the planned parenthood action fund. when we come back, from one activism to another, climate activist. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. . thousands march through milan, italy as leaders met for the precut 26 summit in a year that has seen record-breaking heat waves, floods, and fires. actavis also spoke last week at the "youth for climate" conference in milan. this is ugandan activist vanessa nakate. vanessa: my name is vanessa nakate. i live in paula, uganda, a country that has one of the fastest changing climates in the world. in the past few years, i have seen more and more how the climate crisis is affecting the african continent, which is ironic, given that africa is the lowest admit or of co2 emissions of all continents except for antarctica. [applause] historically, africa is responsible for only 3% of global emissions, and yet, africans are alre

another leading organization in abortion care, the president and ceo of planned parenthood, alexis mcgill johnsoneverybody, i am alexis mcgill johnson, president and ceo of planned parenthood where we are proud to provide abortions. i don't know who needs to hear this, but abortion is health care. basic health care. essential health care. health cannot wait. but across the country, you all know that care is under attack. in texas, the director of patient access at plant parenthood both post has been feeling heartbreaking calls from patients whose constitutional rights are being denied. she and her some incredible providers are here, let us show them love. [cheers and applause] >> they end every other abortion provider in texas are having to fight their instincts to send patients out-of-state to receive care. 1028 miles one way from houston, texas to aurora, colorado. three state lines, crossing from texas to arkansas, arkansas to missouri, missouri to illinois. six hours one way. a patient who drove alone because she was so afraid that if she asked someone for help, they might get sued. those of

joining me now is alexis mcgill johnson, the president and ceo of planned parenthood.e of texas, from your understanding, further along than six weeks when the fetal heartbeat is typically detected, can get abortions today? >> well, technically, yes, but you know, every abortion provider is trying to figure out what is possible for their patients in the wake of last night's ruling. you know, texas abortion restrictions were already incredibly complicated. they required most -- they required patients to come in twice within 24 hours to see the same doctor. many of the providers right now are also, you know, dealing with essentially the last 37 days of addressing the impact of, you know, of sb8 on their patients and on their staff and on their call centers. and so, it is certainly technically feasible, but i know that every provider in the state of texas is trying to consider how best to support patients right now while we're also waiting to hear from the fifth circuit, knowing that the state of texas has already appealed. >> so, generally, your reaction to what you read

alexis mcgill johnson. >> hello everybody. hcare. basic healthcare, essential healthcare, healthcare that cannot wait .th but across the country, you all know that care is under attack. in texas, gordon dixon, the director of peace in access at planned parenthood gulf coast has been fielding heartbreaking calls from patients withconstitutional rights are being denied . doris and some incredible providers are here today. let's show them love. they and every other abortion provider in texas are having to fight their instincts to send patients out of state to receive care. 1028 miles one way from houston texas to colorado. three state lines, crossing from texas to arkansas, arkansas to missouri, missouri to illinois. six hours one way. a patient who drove because she's so afraid that if she ask someone for help they might get sued. and those are the peoplewho can travel. what about the rest . these are the consequences of one month of one band in one state. this year alone we have seen nearly 600 restrictions introduced in 47 stat

planned parenthood president alexis mcgill johnson called the lifting of the trump rule was a huge victoryor patients and a huge victory for sexual and reproductive health care. to see our full interview with her, go to democracynow.org. a federal judge has sentenced a participant in the january 6 insurrection to 45 days in jail, a far harsher sentence than requested by federal prosecutors who asked for three months of home confinement. matthew mazzocco flew from texas to take part in the protests aimed at overturning the 2020 election. judge tanya chutkan said quote if mr. mazzocco walks away with probation and a slap on the wrist, that's not going to deter anyone from trying to do what he did. tens of thousands of hollywood crew workers have voted to authorize a strike over disputes with studio producers on the work conditions and pay for crew working on streaming productions for netflix, apple, amazon and others. the workers are represented by the international alliance of theatrical stage employees. this is rebecca rhine, the union's executive director. >> we have some meers in our cra

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here's what planned parenthood ceo alexis mcgill johnson said this week in washington. >> there is not a single state in the union, where banning abortion is popular. our humanity and our dignity is not up for debate. [applause] every time they overreach, we fight back, as dr. king said, the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. and sometimes, we need to jump up and hang on that arc, and bend it ourselves. and that's exactly what we are going to do until we were all free. >> and a house hearing on thursday, three members of congress shared their personal experiences, of abortion. >> in the summer of 1990, for i was raped, i became pregnant and i chose to have an abortion. choosing to have an abortion was the hardest decision i had ever, made but 18 years old i knew it was the right decision for me. >> i'm compelled to speak out because of the real risks of the caucus being turned back to those days before roe v. wade. to the days when i was a teenager, and had a back alley abortion in mexico. i was one of the lucky ones. a lot of girls, and women in my genera

. >> alexis mcgill johnson, president of planned parenthood, thank you for being with us on what i'me was a very busy day. >>> in austin, a federal judge is deciding whether to block or uphold that texas abortion law, which biden's doj argues is in open defiance of the constitution. but according to "the washington post," the federal judge hearing the case pressed lawyers for the state of texas on what he calls a very unusual design of its abortion ban. that makes no exceptions for rape or incest and empowers citizen enforcement. matthew dowd and catherine lucey are back with us to discuss the politics at play. i want to start with the response from congress and the biden administration. the biden doj fighting the texas abortion law in court. last week, the u.s. house also passed a bill protecting abortion rights. that vote, you know, largely symbolic because it is not going anywhere in the senate, so what is the strongest path forward for democrats to fight this attack on reproductive rights? >> well, certainly, yes, the biden administration is fighting -- specifically fighting this