seizure of john eastman s phone? love, the senator pretending to be on the phone is now changing his story. no, you re not. i can see our phone. i can see your screen. and you revelations and the alleged assault from rudy giuliani, from grocery store surveillance video. all of a sudden, i feel a shot on my back, like somebody shocked me. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. as a result of friday s supreme court ruling from the courts trump s elected right wing majority, abortion is now completely banned in seven states, and bans are forthcoming in around a doze more. we are already hearing just heart-wrenching stories of clinics, being shut down, pregnant women unable to access abortions. if the most significant step back in terms of individual rights in recent memory. and we should be clear about one thing. the u.s. is, for better or for worse, a two party system. and the responsibility for the end of abortion rights in t
one thing. the u.s. is, for better or for worse, a two party system. and the responsibility for the end of abortion rights in this country lies entirely with one of those parties. the reason this standout is the republican party has committed itself, full force, for the past half century, to overturning much of the broad civil rights revolution progress the last 60 years. but specifically, overturning roe as their number one target. republican presidential appointees have basically controlled a supreme court since the nixon administration. with the help, of course, of the electoral college, which helps them win elections, while losing the popular vote. but for decades, they were unable to obtain their goal for overturning roe. it s not until 1992 when the court weakened but didn t overturn the right to an abortion. in planned parenthood versus casey. their publican party in the conservative movement, the envy jellico s, they became fully radicalized in the goal.