that was the roe v. wade decision. i mean, theoretically, at least four, now roe v. wade protects the right to get an abortion in this country in all 50 states. but with this court, the spring court is currently considering a case in the law of mississippi that bans on a russian after 15 weeks. that violates the protection established by roe v. wade. the supreme court is considering that now, if they allow that missy mississippi law to stand. which they expect to do. that will effectively not grow out. and with, it any constitutional protections they -- for bush and access. just today, the republican governor of florida, ron desantis, signed a new 15-week ban on abortion just like the one that's being challenged in the supreme court in mississippi. the florida ban is scheduled to go into effect in july, which is around the time are gonna get a decision from the supreme court on potentially overturning roe. what's this whole flurry of republican anti abortion laws has been around the country. prepare for the day they are expecting soon, when roe v. wade will fall becau

that wasti the roe v. wade decision. theoretically at least for now roe v. wade still protects the right to getro an abortion in ts country and all 50 states. but with this court, the supreme court is currently considering a case about a law in mississippi that bans abortions after 15 weeks. that violates the protection established by roe v. wade. the supreme court is considering that now. if they allow the mississippi law to stand which is widely expected to do that will effectively knock roe out and with it any constitutional protections nationwide to abortion access. today, the republican governor of florida, ron desantis is signed a new 15-week ban on abortion just line the one challenged in the supreme court in mississippi and the ban expected to go in effect in july which is the time we are expecting a decision. that's what the whole flurry of republican anti-abortion laws all over the country, preparing for the day when they are expecting soon roe v. wade will fall at the supreme court. they want to get those bans on the book, so everything is ready to

supreme court reverses roe v. wadeeffect to outlaw abortion in their states and deny access to women who want to get abortions in those states. going to have about half the state's pro-choice and hatch the st states not trusting women. it will have a big impact on minors as well, teenagers, who desperately need abortions and won't be able to get them even in some states, even if they have parental consent. >> all eyes on the supreme court in june. arguably one of the biggest cases they'll be deciding in recent memory. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> and tomorrow philadelphia becomes the first city to require indoor masks again. how officials are defending that decision amid significant pushback. you're live in the cnn "newsroom." own your strength, anand see how far it takes you. tonal. be your strongest. ♪ if you find yourself on your feet all day, why not put a little spring in your step? it's time to try weathertech's new anti-fatigue comfortmat, for home or w. ♪ made in america with the highesquality materials

yes, slightly more women than men here, but you can see, if you support roe v. wade the gender gap is not that big. now, among those who believe roe v. wade should be overturned if you're a candidate for congress, that's not a popular thing they have. 58% said they would be less likely to support a candidate who advocates overturning roe. 30% said they would be less likely to want to overturn it. more women than men would be against it. if you're wondering how it plays in the battle ground states. not likely as well. 57% less likely. and this is a real potential problem for republicans here. 75% of independents say they would be less likely to support somebody who advocates overturning roe. let's see what the supreme court does. if they overturn. it. this could enter in a whole new reset to the 2022 midterms. when we come back, was it a mistake to take donald trump off of twitter? the answer may not be as obvious as you think. stay with us. be as obvious as you think stay with us stay asleep longer, and wake up refreshed. the brand i trust is qunol. >>> welcome back,

the struggle against roe v wade is something that hasl roe v wade is something that has animated — roe for almost half a century now. you know, the question— almost half a century now. you know, the question of whether abortion laws should be returned to the states — laws should be returned to the states or — laws should be returned to the states or whether it should be a federal— states or whether it should be a federal matter, you know, has been a matter— federal matter, you know, has been a matter of— federal matter, you know, has been a matter of enormous controversy for all that _ matter of enormous controversy for all that time. it is possible that the supreme court may in a case invoiving — the supreme court may in a case invoiving a — the supreme court may in a case involving a lie and mississippi reduce — involving a lie and mississippi reduce the time after which it's no longer— reduce the time after which it's no longer permissible, think it's 23 weeks _ longer permissible, think it's 23 weeks to— longer permissible, think it's 23 weeks to 15 weeks which would actually — wee

is i just to be ready in the hope for antiabortion advocates that roe v. wade will be overturned? is. i think it is a vote of confidence that red state lawmakers have at this supreme court will reverse roe v. wade in short order. they have some reason to believe this is correct. while this law will almost certainly be blocked in the short-term because it is unconstitutional, the supreme court is likely to change its interpretation to the constitution and open the door to criminal laws like the one we see a note,. -- seen oklahoma. stephanie: oklahoma is not alone in trying to pre-emptively restrict abortion in the chance that roe v. wade is overturned when the supreme court takes up the mississippi abortion law in june. according to the guttmacher institute, 12 states have drafted trigger bills in the case that the high court overturns or weakens the consitutional right. what are the potential outcomes for this battle at the state level? mary: i think one of the interesting questions is to be whether we will see three americas when it comes to abortion, which is to say that there

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. >> roe v. wadeo it's sad this law has passed. >> there shouldn't be legislation surrounding our bodies and abortion care, and abortion is health care. >> reporter: this law, again, as i said, is modeled after the mississippi law and that's a law right now that is going to be reviewed by the u.s. supreme court. the conservative justices indicated back in december they might uphold the mississippi law which would, in turn uphold the florida law, and we are waiting to see if perhaps the supreme court actually rules and that could come in the next couple of weeks. if it were to rule it would be a significant shift in the landmark decision of roe v. wade, katy. >> thank you very much. joining me now is university of michigan law professor, barbara mcquaid. this will find itself in a lawsuit against it. what will happen at that lawsuit and will that lawsuit matter if the supreme court decides to rule against roe v. wade? >> i think there will be a lawsuit inevitably, and it will work its way through the c

i'm talking here about roe v wade. the supreme court has effectively overturned already when you look for an example of the various states. the courts overturned for millions and millions of people. they did it on the shadow docket by allowing and obviously unconstitutional bounty law in texas to go into effect. now the states all over the country are passing similar laws and in some states going even further to restrict the fundamental right of women to t control their own bodies. the fact of the matter is this debate is not about roe v wade but it's about becoming commonplace for republicans to say out in the open that the supreme court ruled incorrectly in griswold versus connecticut. the 1965 case a that affirmed te right of marrying people to use contraception's. that'sas what this debate has become all about. not the right to a safe and legal abortion. it's about rolling back, madam president, the right to birth control. republicans are saying the case that affirmed the right to use birth control was wrongly deci

the law the governor signed last month is effectively saying to the supreme court overturn roe v. wadeight? >> it's more complicated than overturn roe v. wade i feel certain we all would like to see that happen we want to see the genocide of unborn babies ended in america. >> reporter: that law won't go into effect until august and this new ban is immediate as soon as it's signed the oklahoma heartbeat act is identical to a texas bill passed last fall forcing many women seeking abortion across state lines to oklahoma where there are only four clinics. >> we had a tremendous increase in volume of patients. >> reporter: andrea runs one of the clinics which will have to start turning women away. >> this oklahoma law not only impacts oklahoma women but it impacts women from surrounding states, as well >> in some cases they may not have to pass one state border but it may be two or even three? >> correct, yes. >> reporter: in addition to texas and oklahoma, there are ten states that have passed so-called heartbeat bans but the laws are blocked or have failed to hold up in court the landscap

supreme court will is severely curtail, if not over rule roe is v wade in tirely. ce that would go into effect the moment roe v wade is overerned, if it is to be overturned. and other things like the kentucky law, which basically bans abortion by red tape. or the florida law that is specifically modeled after mississippi, just in case the supreme court somehow rules that okay, we're not overturning roe v wade but 15 weeks is okay. we know many women have no idea they're pregnant or have so little time between finding out they're pregnant and being able to do anything, that finding a provider would bow difficult, if not impossible. so, it is a defacto ban. still, we're seeing states get around trying to keep the laws in place and surviving legal challenges. >> and if the supreme court weakens or overturns roe and all those who watch the oral arguments thought it was seeming very much that might take place. what does it mean for women in this country? you've got 26 states now who are certainly going to follow suit. they've already indicated that. >> already what we ha

activists are continuing their fight. >> maybe they will come back and stand behind roe v. wade. >>> california's lawmakers have proposed making the state and abortion sanctuary of sorts if roe v. wade is ever overturned by the supreme court. >>> tomorrow is tax day and the clock is ticking. the deadline is tomorrow to file your 2021 taxes or request an extension. if you want to avoid delays, file electronically. the agency is dealing with the backlog of over 3 million paper returns. the agency blames this on the 20% eye caught and low staffing. >>> getting rid of food waste the right way is gaining ground across the country. when you need help it's great to be in sync with customer service. a team of reps who can anticipate the next step genesys technology is changing the way customer service teams anticipate what customers need. because happy customers are music to our ears. genesys, we're behind every customer smile. you're a champion. you're not a quitter. quitters don't do what they're supposed to. champions do. and you're a star. and you shine. that's what you do. that's w

no matter what the supreme court does, overturning roe v. wadeing to see how this plays out. it is, as melanie said, a completely new landscape for something that's always been an important issue. >> it doesn't automatically make abortion illegal but it does allow some state laws to go into effect. the interesting -- one of the interesting things you pointed out, roe v. wade had been viewed as settled. other things like lgbtq rights, gay marriage, now you have republicans taking on the issue of trans athletes in women's sports, the use of, you know, gender-affirming care for minors, making those things major campaign issues. and also actually broadly relitigating lgbt issues in this country. >> it's interesting. if you look at that broadly, especially on abortion, repealing roe v. wade is not a popular position. in the history of the gallup poll, it's never crossed above 40%. if you look at the senate map, a lot of contested rates are happening in purple states like arizona, georgia, pennsylvania, where there's still a lot of pro-life voters, sub

is it to be ready in the hope that roe v. wade will be overturned? >> it is. it is a vote of confidence that this report will not only reverse roe v. wade but will do so in short order. they have some reason to believe that is correct and that while this law will most certainly be locked in the short term because of the unconstitutional nature, the supreme court is likely to change its interpretation of the constitution and open the door to criminal laws like the one we saw in oklahoma. >> oklahoma is not alone. according to this, 12 states have drafted trigger bills. that is what they are called indicates that the high court overturns or weakens the constitutional rights. what are the potential outcomes for this battle at the state level? >> i think one of the interesting questions will be whether or not we see through americans when it comes to abortion. we don't know if that will happen yet. it had not yet gone so. there are likely to be intense battles about whether we will follow close path or whethere will see some states landing in the middle. it is too

if roe v. wade is overturned, if they start attacking, what we see going on in voting rights, the environment, the clean water act, if they start going after medicare, if they start going after social security, there's a lot of things. >> archie doing what they are saying? -- aren't you doing what they are saying? councilwomen khalil: no one hears fdr. he wanted to do it to. he was a great democrat who did great things for this country. you are right, no one is asking it. what did fdr do, he said if you would not allow us to help the marking people, i'm going to help the american people. >> representative kenyatta. rep. kenyatta: i think there's a couple of things being said here that are fundamentally false. we are not going to win this election my only going to doors in western pennsylvania that the congressman keeps represent the -- mentioning. the doors we need to be focusing on are the doors that are in philadelphia and south eastern pennsylvania, the base of our party. we keep acting as if the

untracked overturn roe v. wade -- the supreme court is on track to overturn roe v. there will be no rights for legal abortion in this country a new -- [indiscernible] the status of women across in this country. amy: because of the public outcry, she was released and the local prosecutor dropped the charges. you had a fascinating exposÉ that just came out last week. talk about the prosecur involved and who he is. >> the first thing i want to say, my first instinct when i heard about this was, what is going on? what is the law they're basing this arrest on? a lot of people heard texas come heard abortion, people being arrested for an abortion company thought about the abortion law thats been in place there since september. but you cannot arrest somebody -- it deals with civil liability. it only is against the people who perform th abortion, not who got the abortion. what is going on? there is a law in texas statute that says you cannot charge somebody -- you cannot charge a pregnant mother with woman for aborting her pregnancy. we really wanted to dig into the system

but it does raise the question, after roe v wade is overturned by the right wing supreme court majoritykely, will women be punished for abortions? before roe v wade, it was a crime in six states women were rarely punished. being captured, examined, interrogated and occasionally jailed and testifying in court punished women for seeking abortions if not prosecuted or convicted of a crime. in today's environment, it is hard to see a way to make abortion illegal while not holding women responsible. if roe v wade is overturned, 26 states are certain or likely to out right ban abortion according to the gut marker institute. and as paul writes "the washington post" today, once overturned, red states will compete to see who can pass the most harsh abortion ban and if that doesn't throw people who want to exercise their right on their bodies in jail, you haven't been paying enough attention. that will be just the start. so what should democrats do about it? that is up next. emocrats do about it that is up next. it's 5:00 a.m., and i feel like i can do anything. we've been coming here, since 1868

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nonnegotiable. >> so that means if someone says they question roe v wade, they don't have your vote? >> if they don't support roe v wade, theyy wouldn't earn my vote. i feel that strongly about women's reproductive freedom. >> representative. >> this is where being a legislator actually matters because i haven't just talked about it, i've actually introduced legislation to deal with the fact there are so many instances right now in pennsylvania where there are barriers to women being able to have access to basic healthcare. this is healthcare. at the federal level we need to pass the women's health protection act. myself and the cochair of the women's health caucus actually introduced legislation called the pennsylvania women's health protection act toti get rid of e barriers that currently exist for pennsylvania women under current law. the states have been the battleground for this issue for a long time and because the supreme court has refused to step in and uphold decades long president they have practically already overruled roe. that's already happened and so whether it was the

what these laws seek to do is at the state level, essentially undermine roe v. wade while roe remains the law of the land. roe v. wade has not been overturned by the supreme court. the easy states engage in the kind of behavior -- but you see states engage in kinds of behavior that is unfathomable. if you think about brown v board of education, 1954, and imagine one year later, two years later, five years later, states like louisiana and oklahoma say, we don't have to abide by brown. that was brown v boa of education topeka kansas, we are oklahoma, missouri, louisiana. we can segregate and those laws do not aly to us. that is the era we are in right now a that is why it is so dangerous. i would say anybody was listening to us today are watching and who is concerned about reproductive health justice, you should also b concerned about voting rights. because the same people seeking to undermine reproductive freedom are also seeking to undermine the freedom to be able to vote. amy: professor michele goodwin, thank you for being with us, chancellor's professor at universi

the law that the governor signed last month is effectively saying to supreme court, overturned roe v. wadet is more complicated than saying overturn roe v. wade. we want to see the genocide of unborn babies and did america. >> the law will not go into effect until august. this new ban is immediate as as soon as it signed. the oklahoma heartbeat act is identical to a texas bill passed last fall. it forces would be seeking abortion across state lines to oklahoma, where there are only four clinics. >> we had a tremendous increase in volume of patients. >> she runs one of the clinics. it has to start turning women away. >> this law not only impact the oklahoma women but it impacts the women from surrounding states as well. >> in some cases, they may not have to pass one state border, it could be two or three? >> correct, yes. >> in addition to texas and oklahoma, there are ten states that have passed heart beat bands. the laws are blocked or have failed to hold up in court. the landscape could change dramatically with a supreme court decision, which will decide if mississippi abortion ban afte

from a lot of democrats were going to get a supreme court decision in the next month or two on roe v waderats secretly hoping the court will strike down roe v wade what are your thoughts on that? >> they are hoping and grasping for any issue they can get democrats energized but abortion would be one of them. even on the issue of abortion democrats but justin tend to be out of touch with mainstream america they do not want extreme abortion agenda. a lot of american support legalized abortion, want some sort of common sense restriction on that pretty friendly conversation about abortion of another place where democrats could be out of step with most voters. spent more of hunter biden's complicated relationship with the white house is rebuilt of a slew of e-mails that might indicate the president himself or it will a look at that. ♪ your shipping manager left to “find themself.” leaving you lost. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire stuff. we love stuff. matand there's s

because we are very likely careening towards the end of roe v. wadeed on the conservative 6-3 supreme court, who are likely just waiting, eagerly, for an appeal of one of these laws to land at their door. make no mistake, we got here because of a campaign that started in the late 1970s and '80s, when conservative leaders realized they could rally voters around abortion, which was far better pr than their original obsession, protecting the tax free status of segregated schools. ever since, it's been their dream to take over the courts and overturn roe. it's the promise they made to conservative christian voters to secure senate seats a and the white house. it's part of how president trump won in 2016, by promising to nominate judges who would overturn roe, even though he messed around and said the quiet part out loud, that women, women, should be punished for having abortions. mitch mcconnell brought that dream to fruition. with a senate that refused to hold hearings for merrick garland and jammed in three new right wing justices. but here's the thing

the pro-life movement has had two major goals since roe v. wade. one is to reverse roe v. wade.t seems like it could happen or come close to happening with a huge space for states to regulate abortion in june. the second goal is to ban abortion, and that's the subject of the human life amendments that have been introduced throughout the history of the roe era. that's a harder goal, especially on the national level. i think what we're seeing now on the republican and democratic sides is people preparing for the reintroduction of the abortion law into the democratic space, and i think that means that you're going to get extreme bills on both sides, state bills, outlawing abortion and blue state bills legalizing it, all the way through the nine months of pregnancy. >> what's curious, i picked it up in arizona, a battleground state, eugene, when it's about legality, it's a clear majority in favor of staying legal. it's when you start getting into the details that things change here. when you spoke to manzanoni, are they counting on a ruling that energizes them. >> yes, and democrats

states like florida, arizona and kentucky are betting it will, that will gut the precedent set by roe v. wade or 24 weeks. it's also possible the supreme court could strike down roe v. wade completely, clearing the way for states to ban abortion outright. >> i think we see virtually no matter what the supreme court does in the mississippi case, this overnight seismic shift in abortion access in a large chunk of the country. and those consequences are going to be felt most harshly by people living in those states who lack the means to leave those states, if and when they need an abortion. >> reporter: already some democratic governors are bracing for big change and they're fighting back. michigan's governor just filed a lawsuit challenging state's abortion ban that's actually been on pause since the 1970s but it would go back into effect if the supreme court overrules roe v. wade and colorado's governor just signed a bill guaranteeing the right to get an abortion in that state no matter what the supreme court does. bianna? >> jessica schneider, thank you. and thank you so much for joining us t

so is the sense here that the right has found a way to end abortion regardless of whether roe v. wadedisappears? >> exactly. so the real threat here goes beyond discussing the morality of these abortion laws, right? the real threat is that it is fundamentally changing the government's mechanisms and democracy in this country, right, because they are literally deputizing vigilantes, bounty hunters, extremists to take the law into their own hands. the reason why this is happening is because that legal mechanism, very loophole stems from sb-8. it says that the state is not responsible for enforcing the law. the fact that it completely absolves the state and that's because texas republicans understood that if it is private citizens who enforce the law, it is almost impossible to challenge these bills in federal court. you can defy constitutional rights, you can defy democratic norms and you can defy democracy as we know it and that's exactly what is happening. the gop understood that and that is the heart of what i think are all of these different culture war bills. >> and i misspoke sayi

. >> the law that they signed last month is saying to the supreme court overturned roe v. wadegenocide of unborn babies eliminated in america. >> this new ban is immediate as soon as it signed. the heartbeat act is identical to a tax bill passed last fall forcing women across to oklahoma to seek abortions where there is only four clinics. >> we had a tremendous increase of volume in patients. andrea runs when the clinics. she has to start turning away when it. >> this not only impacts oklahoma women but it packs those around the surrounding states as well. >> sometimes they might not have to pass one state border it might be two or three? >> correct, yes. >> in addition to texas and oklahoma, there are ten states that have passed heartbeat bans where the laws are blocked or failed to hold up in court. the landscape could change dramatically with an upcoming supreme court decision which would decide if mississippi abortion ban after 15 weeks is constitutional. the most direct challenge to roe v. wade in 30 years. stephanie gosk, nbc news. >> democrats might face some hurdles hea

you have blue states that are democratically led states that are looking to codify roe v. wadepreme court doing either wholly overturning roe v. wade or gutting it in the way they did the voting rights act, where it is a statute but you can't enforce it. what we are in for until the supreme court makes its decision final, we will keep seeing this happening. once the supreme court does what we think it is going to do, then god only knows what is going to happen in the states. this one we do know. this is why everyone is so concerned about the future of roe. when president trump was running for president, he said on the campaign trail and as president that he would appoint justices to the supreme court who would overturn roe v. wade. he got three supreme court justices placed on the court. that is why we are having this conversation. even though we are speculating about what would happen. with a 6-3 conservative majority on the court, roe is in danger. that is why these states are moving fast in terms of their philosophy on roe to do whatever it is they will do on abortion rights

and the midterms, also looking to the summer for a potential massive decision on implications for roe v. wade have approved a near total ban on abortions. this new restriction comes as the supreme court prepares to weigh a case that could overturn roe v. wade, how much does the -- >> it is a precursor to the supreme court ruling. i'm sure the legislature and the governor know exactly ha they are doing. there is an incredibly cynical move. it's an unconstitutional law they have passed under the constitutional laws and under roe v. wade right now. think of what that does to women. takes every health care choice away from women. from the moment of pregnancy, it is absolutely cynical, and somebody, i read an article this morning it's the most sweeping pro life legislation until the country. it is the most unconstitutional, un-american, un-woman decision. it's not pro life, it will actually risk the lives of mothers. >> really quickly, last few seconds, do you think that this would motivate democrats come the fall? >> well, i'm certain of it, but it's not going to be only democrats. democrats, you

at any time, if roe v. wadematically, this 1931 law will spring back into effect. there's no need for the legislature to do anything in our state. abortion in almost every case will become, you know, not just illegal, but, you know, a prosecutable offense, a felony in our state, which means that i think that doctors, even in the most serious sets of circumstances will be very hesitant to uphold their hippocratic oath, and to assist women when they're facing agree grievous bodily harm or death because they're afraid of going to prison. that should be incredibly concerning to me and anyone in our state. >> thank you for coming on the show. >>> the unimaginable in ukraine, but true if the russian atrocities amount to war crimes, how would any one of the bad actors be held accountable? be e ♪ ♪ ♪simply irresistible♪ applebee's irresist-a-bowls are back. now starting at $8.99. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. -dad, what's with your toenail? -oh, that...? i'm not sure... -it's a nail fungus infection. -...t

yes, so these matters become sub suddenly politicize, let's remember that roe v. wadehe seven justices were republican appointed, justice blackmon worked closely with doctors at the mayo clinic was a person who wrote the decision and the road, he was put in the court by richard nixon. this legislation called the health protection act which would at least -- roe v. wade. which is very important but what they're reporting is also the crisis of health care in the united states. and again, vice president kamala harris was absolutely right, it's like -- she former war-torn genocidal countries like bosnia and then it is in the united states. and that's just pure fact, that was u.s. data. if we want to think about how dangerous it is in the states we've talked about, we get that data from them, from those governors, from the departments of health, this is nothing that we make up this is the data that texas produces. so, we need to do a much better job state by state and also at the federal level. >> michelle, thank you so much for informative conversation more importantly str

. >> reporter: now some democratic-controlled legislatures aim to protect the rights of roe v. wadeof their own. maryland lawmakers expanding access to abortion. >> we are preparing for some of the most restrictive abortion action that's we've seen in a generation. >> reporter: and in michigan, governor whitner filing a lawsuit to challenge the almost 100-year-old abortion ban even though it's unenforceable due to roe v. wade. >> we've got to take this current assault on women's rights seriously and use every tool we have to fight back. this is not just a theoretical risk, this is a real and present danger. >> reporter: with many states rewriting their abortion laws, all eyes opponent to the supreme court -- point to the supreme court. the court heard arguments in december. legal experts argue a decision could be handed down in june right before summer break. with pro-abortion activists continuing their fight to the highest court in the land. >> maybe they will come back and stand behind roe v. wade. i hope that they do. i want to believe so. >> reporter: florida governor desantis s

example, specifically noted he would only appoint judges who could be relied on to rule in favor of roe v. wade and a right to abortion. what's the big problem, try to? delivering outcomes is not the job of the judicial branch. in our system of government policy decisions are vested in the legislative branch, are made there. judges haves. discretion in applying the law but their discretion is to be guided by the plain text of the law. and by the intention of the people's representatives in drafting the statute. otherwise we end up not with government of the people but with the government by unelected accountable judges. president biden is unfortunate place himself squarely in the camp of those would like to see the judiciary take an active role in making policy. the people that i would appoint to the court, president biden said during his campaign for president, are people who have i view of the constitution as a living document, not a state document. let me just talk about that for a minute. what is a constitution is not a staid document? if there'sut no fixed meaning to the constitution, it c

casey, which protected the liberties guaranteed under roe v. wade. let's be clear -- the supreme court considers the most challenging questions in american law. judge jackson will have to take on these challenging questions, like her peers on the court if she's confirmed. but one thing is crystal clear from her testimony and from the record -- she will apply the law based on the facts. she will not be a partisan in a robe. she will be a fair, independent justice of the supreme court. and she is very deserving of that title. madam president, i had the great privilege of meeting with judge jackson just yesterday. during our conversation i was struck again by her brilliance, her intelligence, her kindness and resolve. that comes across on television during the hearings, but it was very evident in our one-on-one meeting. and i thought about another supreme court nominee who broke barriers nearly 55 years ago. a man from maryland, from baltimore, maryland, thurgood marshall, the first black man to serve on the supreme court of the united states. so, durin

what is the future of roe v. wadend what is more restrictive abortion into the future of our country? speaker pelosi: let me just say we passed in the house the codification of roe v. wade. we have not vested in the senate -- past it -- passed it in the senate. it will be an important protection against the court. the court did not even make sense. in any event, the -- public sentiment, how many times have i said that? i am a devout catholic, mother of five children. i would like to think when we have unified children at six years and one week, but in the meantime, that was right for me. it is not fair for me to say what is right for anybody else, nor is it right for you, nor is it right to the supreme court. this has been a precedent of the court that should be upheld. [applause] so i think that -- and by the way, i respect people's opinions about how they see the wall in their own personal lives, but i do not see how they decide that they come but these are people who do not leave in government protecting the enviro

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