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Let me go back. were living in a time when republicans in the states are literally threatening to get rid of birth control access. going crazy passing 18th century laws on abortion, and yet this is what national republicans are now saying about what they want to do about birth control. lets play this. this is josh hawley this morning regarding griswald, the supreme court decision that legalized the access to contraception. versus marcia blackburn. >> nobody is going to overturn griswald. nobody ...

Of griswald versus connecticut that had said that states couldnt regulate contraceptives for any couples, including married couples. a 1965 milestone. and he also questions same sex marriage from 2015. so, he wrote -- justice thomas wrote that concurring opinion alone, but i used to say for years, decades even, theyll never strike down roe v. wade, so im not going to say never to anything. >> right. >> and one last thing that this sixth justice superconservative supermajority and the five justic...

And also discussing griswald versus connecticut that protects the rights of married couples to use contraception. democrats were trying to use this as a symbolic vote putting republicans on the record but shows the limits of what democrats can do in this moment. they are hoping the issue will mobilize voters. it is unclear what impact abortion will have when issues like the economy and inflation remain on voters minds. president biden is trying to make this about beyond just abortion rights warn...

Planned parenthood versus casey, i asked judge kavanaugh whether the passage of time is relevant to following precedent. he said decisions become part of the legal framework with the passage of time and honoring precedent is essential to maintaining public confidence. our discussion then turned to the right of privacy on which the supreme court relied in griswald versus connecticut, a case that struck down a law banning use and sale of contraceptions. griswald established the legal foundation th...

>> andrea: no. i think that the media is trying to bork santorum. remember, the bjork hearings, they are trying to trap him. on some level, she right. states have a right to pass the laws. but there is a precedent. griswald versus connecticut. they ruled contraception, you can do it. you cannot ban it. if im santorum i would take a different approach. itd say personally, i dont believe in it because of my catholic religion but its already ruled, people can have contraceptions. he will get in the...

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>> andrea: no. i think that the media is trying to bork santorum. remember, the bjork hearings, they are trying to trap him. on some level, she right. states have a right to pass the laws. but there is a precedent. griswald versus connecticut. they ruled contraception, you can do it. you cannot ban it. if im santorum i would take a different approach. itd say personally, i dont believe in it because of my catholic religion but its already ruled, people can have contraceptions. he will get in the...