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Expert-approved talking points for when you're discussing the overturning of 'Roe v. Wade' with people who just don't get it.

>> yeah. >> to that point i do want to play exactly that. >> you need, it seems to me, excuse the lecture, to concentrate on what the news is today, not a leaked draft. but the fact that the draft was leaked. >> what im hearing from people is theyre more concerned about the integrity of the court right now. >> if roe v. wade, in fact, is overturned, the outcome will not be that abortion is suddenly illegal everywhere. >> abortion -- what abortion? >> look, i was at that press conference, and i a...

The primary. >> we will find out in just a few days. coming up next for us, inside the supreme courts deliberations on abortion, and a warning from hillary clinton. >> im not a woman, this doesnt affect me, that doesnt affect me. im not gay, that doesnt affect me. once you allow this kind of extreme power to take hold, you have no idea who they will come for next. shows s instantly if youre below, within or above your range. it cheers you on and provides guidance. coconnected to your health and ...

Decisions made in your private life, who you marry, whether or not you decide to conceive a child or not, whether or not youre going to have an abortion, a range of of other decisions, does this mean that in florida they can decide theyre going to pass a law saying that same sex marriage is not permissible? >> is this an exaggeration, or a real possibility, and also just how potent is that kind of message to voters? >> one thing to note here is that president biden didnt say the word abortion wh...

Pretty bad environment. >> in those two republican candidates, ended up losing op that. >> yeah. >> look, i mean, at the end of the day, what motivates your base, fear and anger? and thats what democrats are really hoping to tap into. because up until this point there has been frustration, anger at democrats. so division about not doing enough, but doing something like this, the wider set of issues that could be at play could help them. >> we should point out theres rhetoric and then theres real...

Nine, trying to figure out who will definitely stay on this opinion, who is dissenting, who would maybe agree with some bottom line judgment but write different rationale. thats a process that gets very, very heat towards the end of may and early june until we see an opinion in late june. so, so much -- >> based on your reporting, justice roberts was not in line with this full rollback. do you still think theres a possibility he could bring others to where he is? >> you know, i never count out c...

Could be a federal abortion ban. now, just him saying that was enough for democrats to seize on this, and you saw one democratic campaign blast out those comments. they want to run on this issue. republicans dont want to run on this issue. they see the economy, inflation, immigration, border security, crime in the streets as their winning messages and issues to focus on, both in the senate races and the house races, and talking about this, simply could motivate democratic voters, which is why mc...

While pro-lifers rightly march against the evil of abortion, we must not forget those who have been killed in the name of medical science.

Could be illegal. just a good reminder that roe v. wade is not just about abortion but the privacy of women and men to make intimate decisions. joining me now is amy -- marry . >> tell us more about how this abortion ruling influenced things like gay and lez be-- >> right after it was decided, they said it was broad enough. what interested a lot of social activists at the time was this right idea that the right to privacy could be broader. after roe, you saw a broad range