amy miller runs the whole women's health network of clinics in texas.isited her in early 2014 just before the new anti-abortion laws in texas forced her to close her clinic in the border town of mcallen, texas. it was the last abortion clinic in the entire rio valley and area the size of connecticut with a population of 14,000 people. it shut down and then opened but prohibited from proviing services and then they could provide services again, depending what twist the legal process was in the past few years, people otherwise gone to that clinic instead were forced to do without or travel hundreds of miles for care and scratch up the resources to do tat. amy miller has talked to us about the heartbreak of having to turn people away. depending what twist the legal process was in the past few years, people otherwise gone to that clinic instead were forced to do without or travel hundreds of miles for care and scratch up the resources to do tat. amy miller has talked to us about the heartbreak of having to turn people away. today at the united states suprem

we will be joined by the lead plaintiff, amy hagstrom miller, after headlines.n another case monday, the supreme court ruled against two men who argued they should be able to buy or own guns, even though they had been convicted of domestic violence. attorneys for the men argued they should be exempt from a federal ban because their acts of violence were committed "recklessly," not intentionally. but the supreme court disagreed, ruling 6 to 2 that even "reckless" domestic abuse counts. sonia sotomayor joined clarence thomas' dissent over issues with treating reckless acts as violent offenses, but declined to join his defense of the second amendment in the case. the ruling comes after the massacre of 49 people in orlando by omar mateen, who had a history of domestic violence. the fbi estimates at least 57 percent of mass shootings in recent years involved a shooter who killed an intimate partner or other family member. to see our interview with writer soaraya emaly about the connection between domestic violence and mass shootings go to democracynow.org. the suprem

and we are so proud that amy miller, whole woman's health, and the places in the suit had the spirit me here. those of you who know marva, just maefimagine she's here. she's in texas. marva gets the joy of telling all our clinics that they can be open and still have their right. you all know i'm going to ask, so today, the supreme court affirmed what we and whole woman's health have known all along, that every woman deserves compassion, dignity, and respect in making her own decisions about abortion. three years ago, texas politicians passed hb-2, a regressive law that led directly to the closing of more than half of the state's abortion clinics. it put a tremendous burden on texas women, forcing thousands to travel long distances to the few and far away clinics that remained, to take more days off of work, find child care, lose income, and arrange and pay for transportation to travel those hundreds of miles. all those hoops just to access health care. for some, hb-2 meant being forced to carry an unwanted preg nbsy. for others, it meant ending their own pregnancy without medical supp

let me start with amy miller, president of whole women's health, the group that brought the case in texaso begin with. let me start by getting your reaction today when you heard the news. >> i am beyond elated with the decision today. i'm so proud to serve as the lead plaintiff in the case and to bring justice on behalf of undo burden. >> a number of other states have similar laws to what texas has on admitting privileges by doctors. politico says there are six states where there are lawsuits pending right now. my question is what happens now in all those other states? >> i think one of the things that our case has done is really show that when you stand up and you speak out and say these laws were passed on mistruth and they weren't about women's health and safety, but indeed they were clinic shutdown laws and sham laws. we're putting a stop to this copy cat trend that's happened across the midwest and south that's shutting doors and keeping women from accessing their safe, legal right to reproductive health care. i feel like what we're doing here r is stopping that trend and also being

this affirmation of the promise of roe versus wade for future generations and then i present .ou amy miller [laughter] [applause] serve women with respect and passion and dignity in the passion they deserve. today the supreme court did the same. but this historic rolling, justice has been served in our clinic since it opened. [applause] after years of fighting hard heartless anti-abortion politicians. i want everyone to understand that you don't mess with texas women. [applause] you don't mess with whole women's health. with thisn't mess passionate, heartfelt powerful movement of people committed to reproductive health. [cheering] three years ago, texas politicians passed hb two. regressive law and directly at women who have decided to end a pregnancy and those of us here to help them. with no legitimate medical justification, politicians forced abortion providers to completely restructure our clinic or to build many hospitals. half oforced more than texas abortion clinics to close including several of my own. these clashes have put a staggering burden on texas women . with this clinic shut

reaffirmation of the promise of roe versus wade for future generations, and i now present to you amy miller. [cheers] ms. m i am beyondiller: --ms. ander: i am beyond elated, with this historic ruling, justice has been served in our clinic that can stay open. after years of fighting part with anti-choice politicians who would seemingly stop at nothing to put abortion out of reach, i want everybody to understand, you do not mess with texas women. [cheers] miller: you do not mess with whole women's health, and you do not with this passionate, heartfelt movement of people committed to reproductive health right. three years ago, texas hb2, acians passed repressive law aimed at women who have decided to end a pregnancy and those of us here to help them. with no legitimate medical justification, politicians forced abortion providers to completely restructure our clinics. more than half of the texas abortion clinics to close, including several of my own. these closures have put a staggering burden on texas women. politicians of forced women seeking abortion to go to clinics that are farther away,