we'll also talk about inclusive language around pregnancy with chase strangio, the aclu's deputy director for trans justice, and look at escalating attacks on lgbtq+ community. >> this is all happening in the same con that we're seeing the criminalization of abortion care, that we're continuing to see the massive suppression of votes across the country. and all of these things are interconnected and creating chaos and fear. amy: all that and more, coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. toy a democracy now! special. the supreme court appears poised to overturn abortion rights. earlier this month, politico published a leaked supreme court draft opinion which showed the court is set to overturn roe v. wade, the landmark decision that's guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights for half a century. if roe is overturned, 13 states have so-called trigger laws that would make abortion illegal as soon as the court rules. another 13 are expected to enact abortion bans soon after the court issues its ruling in the case k

we will turn to trace --chase strangio with the aclu.h us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracyow!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a major development in the ongoing attacks on the lives of transgender people in the united states, alabama has become the first state in the nation to make it a felony to provide gender-affirming medical care to trans youth. a law went into effect sunday that bans the use of puberty blockers and hormones, which can be life-saving for trans children and teens. doctors and others who are found in violation of the law could face up to 10 years in prison. the measure is taking effect even as it is being challenged by the human rights campaign and other lgbtq+ rights group. the justice department has also joined the case saying the alabama law violates constitutional rights. a similar measure in arkansas has been blocked by a federal judge. this comes after republican senator marco rubio introduced a bill friday that would prohibit employers from deducting expenses related to t