wade and that failed. on these other issues like contraception andivf, could you put republicans on the record on this before the midterms? sen. smith: i can see some value in putting republicans on the record. my view was that the republicans are already on the record when it comes to the rights to protecting the fundamental of people to decide about their own bodies. they are on the record. that's the reality. that's the framework for this decision that voters will be making this fall. i don't really think any particular votes on the floor of the senate will change that. what i want to see change is who is making the decision in the senate in 2023 and 2024 and 2025. leigh ann: one more question on this -- i know some republicans have been working with senators and have voted for abortion rights before. they've been voting on compromise language to codify roe v. wade. is that something you would support? do you expect something like that to be moved to the floor this summer? sen. smith: it's a good questi

v wade in their confirmation hearings. we begin with justice samuel alito the author of the new leaked draft opinion which seeks to overturn the row case his nomination hearing was held in january 2006 you conceded the fact that we have free speech because it's explicit in our constitution protected constitutional, right? and yet when senator schumer asked to repeatedly do you find that roe versus wade established and recognized a constitutional protection for a woman to make this most private decision? you wouldn't answer you wouldn't give a direct answer. on two supreme court cases griswold and brown now you have said just right there as we started this hearing that you believe there is a constitutional basis for this protection and for this right and yet when it came to roe versus wade, you would not. most of us are troubled by this 1985 memo said yesterday you would have an open mind when it came to this issue. i'm sorry to report that your memo seeking a job in the reagan administration does not evidence and open mind

wade. an interview, she talks about whether minnesota clinics can head of increasing volume of women coming from neighboring states to perform the procedure. she also explored some of resident biden's abortion policy options. , i am an anchor at washington post life and co-author of the newsletter. thank you for coming to this important program and i'm joined by senator tina smith. it's about the supreme court decision about roe v. wade and puts the russian of abortion back to the states. senator smith, thanks for joining us today. senator smith: i'm sorry i can't be with you in person but i'm glad to have a conversation with you. >> we have so many questions. for our audience, if you have questions, you can tweet us @ post live. we heard a little bit about your reaction in the out true -- in the intro. it's been two days now, three days since this happened. what are your thoughts after her processing this for a few days? senator smith: long before i ever came to the united states senate, i

wade. i want to ask about enforcement. how would this be enforced, and how does the united states -- the laws are already illegal to get an abortion in some states, it is expected within the month. how would they be enforced? guest: that is the question. when states have the ability to ban abortion under any circumstances, there are not limits in the majority opinion about criminalization. it is up to the states, but that is cold comfort to the millions of people across the country who can become pregnant and be sent to jail for an abortion. under this opinion, apparently, it could come and eyes abortion. some states already have laws that would give respect to the provider, and worryingly, potentially with the person, accessing abortion. there are also questions noted about what this means for the ability of people to cross state lines and access abortion. the constitution protects interstate travel. when it runs up against this decision, how will the court decide. that is a major constitu

wade. >> pregnancy laws can land people in prison. pregnant people being criminalized for pregnancy outcomes. >> data collected from fertility apps and google searches could be used to prosecute abortion. black women and women of color are disproportionately criminalized. >> some of the bans do have civil and criminal penalties in terms of how they will be applied. every time a woman gets abortions, women who are younger, women who are old, women of all races, women who never thought that they would be seeking an abortion. >> if i'm not mature enough to make a decision to have a child, i'm definitely not mature enough to have one. >> if i have another high-risk pregnancy that puts my own life at risk? i do want another baby. and now i am scared to. >> i no longer have those rights . >> it is an effort to punish women, an effort to turn neighbors into bounty hunters of sorts. we end up having more abortions because of a lack of access to reproductive health including contraception. this law

wade into law.y wrote an op ed for elm agonizing, titled turning grief and rage into power and progress, where you write that quote, we need a long game and quote. codifying roe versus wade, the kind of long when you are referring to? or do you think democrats also need to be getting more involved in state level fights on this issue? >> absolutely. all of the above. part of why we are where we are is because republicans have taken this fight to every level of the political infrastructure over the course of 50 years. it really started with the rise of ronald reagan, the political power of the christian right in the 80s, this is been a steady drumbeat. while republicans have done very successfully is to look at every lever of power in our political process, not just the court system, but also state politics. at the state level, democrats are under representative at the state legislature. even in states that are supposedly all red, they are underrepresented. in states such as texas and -- democrats did

today long last, roe v wade has been sent to history where it belongs. [applause] and america has been good given a new beginning. i'm honored to be here at the florence baptist temple here in south carolina to talk about the opportunities and challenges that we as pro-life americans have in post row america. thank you all for coming out this evening. i'm humbled by this turn out although i think you mostly came for the choir. [laughter] i've never had a director tell me that i needed to sing better. [laughter] no hope of that. [laughter] joined me in thanking the pastor and the wonderful worship team and the wonderful staff here at florence baptist temple. thank you for standing for life all these years. [applause] i was grateful for the pastors introduction but the introduction i prefer is a little shorter. [laughter] i'm a christian, conservative and republican in that order, and itme is my great honor to be with you as such a momentous time in the life of the nation. [applause] we had a chance to spend time together and i so enjoyed that. my life is

wade, they restored democracy. they returned the question of abortion, the question of life, to the states and to the american people where it belongs. so now we find ourselves at a turning point in american history. at this dawn of post roe america. new battlefields are emerging every day across the land. tonight i came not something to celebrate our victory for life, but i also came tonight to cast a vision for post-roe america. the bible tells us without a vision that people perish. i hope tonight you here in this state of such great consequence of the life and nation might reflect on the things we must begin to do here across america. to restore the sanctity of life. because after four years of the most pro-life administration in history, i do not have to tell you that things have changed. today a new administration is advancing abortion on demand at home and abroad. for decades, what came to be known as the hyde amendment had brought and bipartisan support in the congress of the u.s. for many legislators whate

wade. that was the box each one of them had to check with the federalist society before they could appear before this committee. today three in four americans say they lost faith in the supreme court, a record low. it is easy to see why. families are living in fear of their most cherished rights are now on a conservative chopping block. what do we do to protect these rights? what do we do to defend women who have already had their rights revoked? we know the republican plan, win control of congress and impose a federal ban on abortion. republican leader said as much. democrats have a different plan, protect your rights by entering into a federal statutory right to an abortion. that is exactly what the vast majority of americans support, keeping access to abortion legal. a woman's choice to get an abortion is her choice alone. politicians have no business sitting in the waiting room with the doctor and with that i will turn to ranking member grassley for his opening statement. >> thank you,

wade. the first measures of the women's health protection act the roe v. wade abortion protections into law. the other bill guarantees the right to cross state lines to access abortion services. both measures still need to be approved by the senate. up next, we will show you floor debate prior to final passage. 2022. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 8296, the women's health protection act. this bill is necessary now more than ever following the republican-controlled supreme court's extreme decision ripping away a woman's right to abortion. the court's ideological decision ignored nearly 50 years of precedent and is the culmination of decades of unrelenting efforts by republican politicians to control women and their bodies. the consequences of last month's decision have been swift and severe. already abortion bans are in effect in nine states and more than a dozen more are expected to either ban or severely limit

wade. . it ensures the right to abortion care for every woman in every state and ensures states may not erode that right. you will hear republicans say our bill goes too far, but that's simply not true. our bill preserves the protections of roe that we lived with for 50 years. affirmed through decades of subsequent court decisions. whpa prohibits the bans and restrictions that violate the spirit of roe, from outright bans to laws forcing women to undergo invasive ultrasounds, unnecessary waiting periods, or forcing doctors to give patients medically inaccurate information. you will hear republicans repeat over and over again that democrats are voting for abortion up until the moment of birth. actually, for 50 years, the court had the provision of an exception for late-term abortion in roe to preserve the life or health of the mother. it's because they valued the life of the mother. do republicans actually believe the mother's life is expendable? apparently so. what you will not hear is republ

wade. hosted by the washington post, this is half an hour. >> good morning, my name is lianne, i am an anchor at washington post live, and also coauthor of the 202 newsletter. welcome to this really important program. today, i am joined by senator tina smith, on the heels of this supreme court decision. who overturned roe v. wade, and now poses the question of abortion back to the states. senator smith, thank you so much for joining us today. >> thank you, lianne, i am sorry about being with you today in so many ways. but i'm very glad to have a chance to have this conversation with you. >> i'm so glad you're here. we have so many questions. and for our audience, if you have questions, to feel free to tweet tweet us at post life, and we will try to get some of those in. they're in the intro, we heard a little bit about your reaction. outrage, anger. still a little bit of shock. can you talk, it's been two days, now three days since this happened. what are your thoughts after being able to p

wade into law. and that brings me back to the fundamental difference between republicans and democrats on this. republicans, most republicans, with maybe one or two exceptions, are dramatically out of step with where americans are when it comes to this belief that people should be able to decide for themselves about whether or not to terminate a pregnancy, up until viability. and that we shouldn't have draconian barriers on women making the decisions, when they are faced with life and health decisions. so, that again i think is the fundamental question. could it pass? i don't really see that that would ever happen. and would it truly protect abortion rights, given what state legislatures are doing around the country? >> i'm, great. and then, you had an op-ed over the weekend with senator liptak beth warren, and you had one idea that i really want to dig into, and that was asking president biden to open perhaps pushing clinics on federal land. can you explain that a little bit more? >> well, when eli

the supreme court's decision wade on 24th. massive shutdown of planned parenthood clinics following this decision, planned parenthood clinics are closing down all over the country, abortion is only 3% of their businesses. this has reached over 50,000 likes, how accurate is this claim? we are going to clarify a bit right now. we found no evidence that can fully support this claim. let's start with the most recent argument -- document that shows abortion services available on its 2000 -- it's 2020 annual -- 2019 two thousand 20 annual report. this information is not fake, it's just not completely accurate, this information is from 2019-2020 report. as far as closing, we could find these five centers that closed on june 12, 2020 two. as they indicate, they closed for centers that spread into other operation centers. they are unrelated to this decision that took place on june 24. finally, if in doubt, you can go to the planned parenthood website to find a health service locator. there website indicates that abortion is now illegal

wade, into federal law.t should be a wake up call and an alarm going off when justices who are coming through for confirmation said one thing, but once you are on the bench are saying and doing another -- america deserves better. >> let me ask you, senator, because i've heard you talk about more accountability, ethics from supreme court justices. what exactly can congress do about that? how can they achieve that? >> again, those conversations are happening in realtime, in the hopes that in the weeks ahead there may be measures coming through. as a member of the judiciary committee, trust me, people are pretty livid at not just the rulings and policy outcomes but the rationale that these extremist supreme court justices used to justify their decisions. in the prior panel, you had a conversation about the case that came out today. the policy areas -- it's not just environmental protection that is jeopardized and undermined, it's a whole lot of other issues. the rationale the supreme court used to undo roe v. w

wade. it's widening impact. it is easy to assume the national outrage over the court's recent ruling will invariably translate to turnout in november. but how does the dnc and the party sees this moment? because i'm hearing a lot of people just say that we haven't seen anything, nothing is point coming to us, what are the democrats doing? they are beating up on us, they are taking away our rights, and where are the democrats? >> well, rev, i think you said it perfectly. what we are seeing is a full frontal assault on american democracy but also our freedoms that we enjoy in this country. i noted so many of us are angry. i was angry after the decision came out when it was -- it felt like it was a gut punch. but what we have to do, rev, is tap into that energy and tap into that anger and channel that into real action. it's very simple. the steps that we have to take in order to codify roe, in order to codify our voting rights and so many other things that we have all been fighting for four ye

wade. say don't be fooled by the latest democrat power grab. >> this is not limited to so-called codify roe. that is the first step here are the real objective is to expand the supreme court, to pack the supreme court. >> carley: speaking of power grab, is hillary clinton seriously considering a 2024 run? according to her inner circle, the moment couldn't be better. we are talking to joe concha about that coming up. ♪ ♪ i will bless those who bless you here in israel and across the former soviet union there are thousands of destitute, elderly jews who are alone and in need of basic food. they desperately need your help. ramzia is a holocaust survivor. she keeps saying my refridgerator is empty. she's embarrassed to ask for help. their need as you can see is extremely urgent. right now, you can give a gift of life of $25. the international fellowship of christians and jews will bring comfort and food to ramzia and thousands of others. ramzia has had such a hard life and to see this smile. yo

. >>> the end of roe v wade. it is creating a new trend for people procedures. >>> are you prepared to take the oath? >> i am. >> judge ketanji brown jackson made history today as the first black woman sworn into the supreme court . will it impact the overturning of abortion rights in america? a local analyst weighs in. >>> good thursday, the news at 5:30 starts right now. today judge ketanji brown jackson was sworn in as first black fema supreme court justice in the first public defender to serve on the nation's highest court. >> i solemnly swear -- >> reporter: with her husband holding the bible, judge ketanji brown jackson becomes the first black female on the supreme court . >> please welcome justice jackson to the court. >> reporter: jackson once served as a clerk for justice stephen breyer. he has officially stepped down after serving three decades on the high court. he expanded gun rights and overturn roe v wade. it is a ruling that sparked protests nationwide. president biden is supporting a filibuster to

wade has initiated legislation and we will be persistent. the war in ukraine has increased costs at the pump and food costs that hopefully will not continue for too much longer. hopefully if that war could come to some closure. i was talking to someone with knowledge about the russian invasion of ukraine and i said, i was there and what shook me so is the thought that russian soldiers are raping little girls in front of their mothers, kidnapping them and taking them to russia. war brutalize his people. it is so sad to see what is happening to these soldiers. and i was told they are not doing anything they were not instructed to do. any questions? i'm not going to go into january 6. i am very proud of the work they are doing to seek the truth but i do not go into their work. i keep my distance and i am proud we have strong bipartisan initiative to seek the truth, find the truth and as you see the evidence they have, it is from republicans. >> we have been working constantly on the chips of bill and we need to have the transformative nature of

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wade in june. speakers also raised concerns about other rights, such as same-sex marriage, that they said could be overturned as well by the conservative-leaning court. >> i think we're going to go ahead and get started. thank you, everyone, for coming. hello. thank you so much for joining us today. thank you so much, congressman johnson, congressman jones, congresswoman watson coleman, congressman takano, everybody here with us today, thank you for your leadership. i'm sara lipton, executive director of take back the court action fund, and i've spent my entire career fighting for access to abortion and reproductive health care. it's that fight that brought me to take back the court last year when it became all too clear that the supreme court's illegitimate right-wing majority was coming for our bodies, for our futures, for our autonomy, and for our lives. this term the court turned some of our worst fears into a terrifying new reality. it threw out half a century of precedent to strip away a righ

wade wade. when i was majority leader in 2015, we passed the law prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks. it wisconsin also has a law in the books passed before roe v. wade, that bans abortion in all cases except for the life of the mother. subject to penalties under a different felony case than the 2015 law. it's my understanding it's common for criminal statutes to overlap. and the old law should in no way conflict with the 2015 law. which also provides for civil claims for damages, for example, against any person who performs an abortion on a pregnant woman violation of the act. the only difference between the two statutes is one it was written before roe v. wade, one was written after. the supreme court decision in recent dobbs case is binding on the states and annie wisconsin statue that had conflicted with roe should now have full legal force in effect. however, i think we're seeing is that democrats who don't trust their legislatures or governors are trying to circumvent the law. trying to f

brett kavanaugh, regarding roe v wade. it is settled as the president of the supreme court entitled the respect under principles of starred. and then amy coney barrett i will obey all rules that if a question comes up before me about whether case or any other case should be overruled that i will follow the law applying it as the court is articulating applying to all factors. professor murray, trying to see where you are. there you are. good to see you. what does that do and imploding, imploding the american concept of justice and the role of the supreme court that has no because the clashes of the american people one at each other because the refuge we look for in civil rights, and marriage, and who to marry in the defense of marriage is no longer there, professor murray? clutch you are exactly right represented leaving the principal the court follows settled presidents in md wrote is it has repeatedly been reaffirmed and tells overruled on june 24 print that provides predictability for individuals the assurance they know

i believe it is imperative that we -- they have thrown roby with wade -- roe v. wade to the wind. and we've open the door to adjust is to get rid of civil rights if necessary. to get rid of contraceptive protection if necessary. how tragic the griswold, and other cases may fall as the needle of the supreme court. the important question is acceptance of the supreme court. hb 8 included a provision that no one in modern america ever heard, a bounty provision. i take it personally. you read the history of narrative slaves, bounty hunters would use to ensure those slaves were caught and money was paid for them. i don't know where texas got this right to use a bounty concept. you can go after a provider or a woman and get $10,000. $10,000, and it is moving across america. can you imagine that the supreme court allowed that to stand? we have passed legislation, the travel act, the codification, amy klobuchar has introduced an anti-stalking, and we criminalize it. let us have enough courage. somebody can die. as we prevail, with the support of all of you on that aspect, if it goes to the

wade. this is live coverage, here on c-span three. if you like to submit materials, please send them to the email addresses previously distributed to your offices. we will circulate the material to members and staff as quickly as we can. before we start, i would like to warn the members that because we have full 12:30, i will have a tight gavel, five minutes on the dye. i will now recognize myself in an opening statement. what is the meaning of freedom in america in 2022? this is the question that we as a society must confront today in the wake of the supreme court is appalling decision in dobbs versus jackson women's health organization, which eviscerated the constitutional right to abortion, and laid the groundwork for a radical reshaping of our fundamental liberties. as we reckon with the consequences of this decision for women's health and individual liberty, we must also consider which other constitutional protections, such as the right to contraception, the right to marry whomever we

wade.e are not just an oasis of reproductive care, but an island, and here is what that looks like. it looks like disenfranchised determined patients coming from every surrounding statesve but also from as far away as tennessee, texas, louisiana, alabama and florida. it looks like the entire staff of the states abortion clinics fielding phone calls for appointments because the number of out-of-state patients has doubled since roe v wade was overturned. and that is on top of the nearly 10,000 who came to illinois seeking abortion care. according to the 2020 data by the illinois department of public health. in the coming months and years this will inevitably increase and sadly well the preventable suffering and pain of women and families across the nation facing the negative ramifications of the post row america. because of the history of systemic racism, we know if equities are amplified within the black and latino communities,s, a post row ameria will be devastating for black women whose ma

wade. they did not say that. when justice said to pretend what willing she would make was beyond the pale. they said they had a regard for stories -- to a person, said, i will not tell you how i am going to vote on any different case. unless the other people would keep that in mind. they did not say it at all and obviously -- guest: the most part, supreme -- i think it is important to recognize that roe v. wade is an unconstitutional issue as opposed to a administrative law issue. i am not knowledgeable on that. i can not speak to that. host: what is regulation and how does the government go about that? guest: regulation is when agencies implement what congress is authorized to do. if congress says epa, you need to do x, and that gives epa the authority to figure out the specifics. host: what is the process after? are they automatically approved earthing they go through a process? guest: the agency will go through a proposal -- anyone one tango on the internet and make a comment and that agency takes it under con

wade.t was the box each one of them had to check with the federal society before they could appear before the committee. today three and four americans say they lost faith inan theth supreme court, record low. it's easy to see why. what are we going to do protect the rights? what are we going to do to defend women who've had their rights revoked? we know the republican plan impose a federal ban on abortion, the republican leaders said as much. immigrants have another plan. protect your rights by entering into federal statutory right to abortion. the vast majority of americans access to abortion woman's choice to give an abortion is her choice alone is sitting in the waiting room at the doctor alternative ranking member. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is a very important hearing. i guess my first life boat february 1972 as a member of the iowa house of representatives, there was a motion before thes house to repeal i was down on abortion. i was one of 44 people in a 44 -- 44 vote that vote

wade. topics include access to birth control and contraceptives, adoption or same-sex couples, and the future of other decisions once considered president. this is just under four hours. good morning, everyone. the house committee on the judiciary committee will come to order without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. we welcome everyone to this morning's hearing. what's next threatening individual freedoms in a post-roe v wade world. to remind members we have established an e-mail list dedicated to circulating exhibits, motions or other materials members might want to offer as a part of today's hearing. we would like to submit materials, please send them to the e-mail address that has been previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. before we start, i would like to warn that members that because we have votes at 12:30, i'm going to have a very tight gavel. i now recogniz

in overturning roe v wade, the us supreme court rejected the argument that the us constitution guaranteedoman's right to an abortion. now it's down to lawmakers in individual states to decide. a host of state legislatures have already acted to make abortion illegal. my guest today is marjorie dannenfelser, president of the susan b anthony pro—life america group, an activist organisation supporting anti—abortion politicians. groups like hers are savouring a big victory, could it yet turn sour? marjorie dannenfelser in washington, dc, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much, stephen. let me start with the human and healthcare aspects of this recent supreme court ruling. is there any reason to believe there will be fewer abortions in the united states because of the decision the supreme court came up with? i'm glad you begin there, because it's a fully human issue. so far, we know there will be fewer abortions because many states have already passed either complete or partial limits on abortion. even just yesterday in the state of georgia, their heartbeat ban, which means there is a limit at