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The court has overturned its own decisions only 233 times out of thousands of cases in its entire history. to do so now would throw the courts future into jeopardy. joining me now are ruth marquez, deputy editorial page editor and columnist at "the washington post," and maya wiley, msnbc legal analyst. thank you both very much for coming back to the sunday show. let me play for you, and i know you have probably heard this sound bite from justice sotomayor over and over and over again, but for me...

Have a fundamental right to control decisions over our bodies, that now it was going to hear this case was the first signal that it was a politicized court. because if it was truly following precedent, it would have said, we have settled this. we settled this in 1973. we settled this in 1992. we have been here, done that, and were not going to go have a case conversation when the precedent is clear and set. so the very fact that they took it was when the stench began. >> and, you know, ruth, you...

That if roe and casey are to be overruled, it will be solely because of a change in membership from the court. >> and maya, the bigger issue here for me, also, in addition to the stench of politics that would be wafting through the supreme court, but also then the danger to other precedents of the court being put at risk. personally, im most concerned about obergefell and what that did for marriage ecallty in this country. am i being hyperbolic in warning that given what might happen in this mis...

And so this is going to feel like the court reaching out to put an end to roe v. wade simply because there are new justices on the court. three of them put there by donald trump who promised his justices in his words would be pro life and deliver into roe and thats exactly what were seeing. that will lead to a perception that the court is partisan, almost certainly. >> a good point. there was no urgency from a legal perspective to get this done but a political perspective to get this done but i ...

Losing what many believe to be a fundamental human right. access to abortion. this week, the supreme court heard arguments about a mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks. this would be a clear violation of roe v. wade but the majority conservative supreme court appears poised to gut that precedent. during her question time, justice sonya sotomayor said tossing out roe because of the political balance of power could tarnish the courts reputation and open the flood gates to other ...

The stench that this creates in the public perception, that the constitution and its reading are just political acts? i dont see how it is possible. if people actually believe that its all political, how will we survive? how will the court survive? >> sotomayor is warning is credibility of the supreme court is on the line, making the point that the only reason we are having this discussion about abortion rights is because the composition of the court has changed. the merits of the case really ha...

Sponsor said, were doing it because we have new justices on the supreme court. will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the constitution and its reading are just political acts? i dont see how it is possible. >> on wednesday the supreme court heard arguments in a case that could spell the end of nearly 50 years of reproductive freedom in the united states. lets be clear about whats at stake. if donald trumps hand picked 6-3 radical conservative cou...

Americans are. if we were to overrule roe versus wade this time when the question has come before the court before, years before, in fact, and we havent, it would give the strong impression that the only reason this decision is different is because the court itself is different, and that would raise questions about what has made the court different? the court has been made different because weve a poipded new justices who are pretty clear in theira know ti pathy for a worgz rights. this isnt abo...

Fact that he was going to put people on the court who would overturn roe, and it truly does look like thats about to happen, and what justice sotomayor said was, how can this court possibly survive the stench of this political decision by this court? and honestly, i dont think they will. i think this is going the hurt the reputation and the way that people perceive the court for a very long time to come, and justice roberts understands that. thats why hes almost begging his conservative colleagu...

Challenge to mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. with a new conservative majority, the case abandon the rulings of roe v. wade and planned parenthood with court doctors think justices may not only uphold them but overturn the two landmark cases. liberal justice sonja suggesting in wednesdays argument the legitimacy is on the line and any decision to reverse those precedents would be politically motivated. >> will this institution survive the stench that this creates? in...