even in that day, 2016, when we talk to miss amy hagstrom miller, and you could hear the elation with that win for her, even on that day when the supreme court issued that definitive ruling which was such a victory for reproductive rights advocates and for the women who want that service in texas, and for the providers who are willing to provided to them, even that day there were ominous signs looming -- i mentioned that there was a five three decision, five plus threes eight, aren't there are nine justices in the supreme court? in this case, there were eight because justice scalia had died just a few months before. and there was nobody on the court yet filling his seat, because republicans in the united states senate were at that point months into their unprecedented blockade of president incidents obama merrick garland. republicans decided that they would keep that supreme court seat vacant in the hopes that a republican president would win the presidential election in 2016, some republicans said if a republican didn't win the election 2016 they might just keep that seat on the cour

amy ham-- hagstrom miller of whole women's health, describing the final hours of legal abortion care in texas as of last night. they provide services to patients up until 11:56 p.m. the law went into effect in midnight. as of last night, roe versus wade is now a dead letter. it's inoperable in the state of texas at least. a whole women's health is among the texas reproductive health providers and advocates that pleaded with the supreme court to issue an emergency injunction last night to stop this new texas law from taking effect, this new texas law that makes abortion effectively illegal. but the supreme court just didn't respond. they did nothing. they sat silent, let the new texas ban go into effect and in so doing as of right now, they essentially let the protections of roe versus wade come to an end. the law in effect in texas right now bans abortion after about six weeks, most women do not even know they're pregnant before six weeks, something like 85% to 90% of abortions take place after six weeks. this outlaws 90% abortions. there is no exception for rape or incest. but what

joining us right now, amy hagstrom-miller.he ceo and founder of whole women's health, an independent women abortion provider, in five states including texas. so what is your reaction to this texas judge's temporary restraining order? >> i think it's a step in the right direction. it's not nearly enough protection for all of us at risk in the state of texas from these vigilantes. i think planned parenthood took a smart step. it blocks one organization from suing. unfortunately, there are many organizations and many folks hostile to those of us providing abortion care and those of us who are helping people access abortion care throughout the state. so like you said, we really need the administration to step in and our legal options are far from over. we will be taking many more actions in the days and weeks to come, in order to secure not only people's rights to safe abortion care, but our ability to provide safe abortion care in our communities with the compassion and dignity that people deserve, all throughout texas. >> what a

. >> reporter: amy hagstrom miller oversees four abortion clinics in texas, which are complying with the new law, already turning large numbers of women away. >> these politicians don't hear the anguish from the patients. they don't hear these patients' stories about why they need access to safe abortion today. >> reporter: opponents of abortion rights call the new law incredible progress, clearing the way for similar restrictions >> what we hope is in the future is that abortion limits, consensus on abortion will be allowed to make their way into the law. >> reporter: the supreme court could still weigh in on the texas law. meanwhile, the justices are set to hear a challenge to roe v. wade out of mississippi, where a new law bans most abortions after 15 weeks. tom? >> catie, thank you. >>> now to news that could hit a lot of americans' wallets social security benefits could be slashed by the year 2034 unless congress comes up with a fix. a new government report saying covid, unemployment, and the recession have taken a massive economic toll on funds available for both older american

amy hagstrom miller runs four clinics providing abortion services, and is one of the plaintiffs asking the supreme court to intervene. >> it's heartbreaking to deny them the care that our staff are fully trained and ready to provide. so, really, most people are going to be forced to carry a pregnancy against their will. ( applause ) >> reporter: the law signed by republican governor greg abbott, bans abortion once a so-called fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around six weeks. that's before many women even realize they are pregnant. the law appears to contradict the supreme court decision in "roe v. wade," which guarantees the right to abortion until fetal viability, about 22 weeks. it is also highly unusual because it bars state officials from enforcing the law, but instead, allows private citizens to sue doctors, clinic staff, and those helping women get abortions. anyone who wins a lawsuit is entitled to $10,000. anti-abortion advocates say even a person driving someone to a clinic should be held responsible. >> if he knows and he's taking her there fully aware, you know, that th

amy hagstrom miller. >> they don't hear the stories, why they need safe access to abortion today. >> clearing the way for similar restrictions. >> what we hope is in the future abortion limits, consensus on abortion will be allowed to make their way into the law. >> that was nbc's catie beck reporting. joining us now, an msnbc legal analyst, joyce vance. joyce, thanks so much for being here. thanks for getting up early to talk to us, exactly the person i wanted to talk to about this. tell me i have this right, joyce. an injunction is basically frequently denied based on the belief that the plaintiffs' arguments will not be based on the merits of the case. what do we do? how do we read sort of the tea leaves on the future of abortion as a constitutional right given what's gone down over the course of the last couple of days? >> well, the top headline -- top line headline has to be that roe versus wade has come to the end of its life, whether the court says it here or next year in the mississippi case. that conclusion seems to be foregone. and this is an unusual ruling by the supreme c

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