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Mothers shouldnt get too excited when their baby kicks in the womb? after all the baby could be dead and nearly twitching. a couple of the liberal justices contended that overturning roe would destroy the courts legitimacy. justice breyer said overruling unnecessarily and under pressure would just lead to the condemnation of the court, loss of confidence in the judiciary, the ability of the courts to exercise judicial power and to function as the supreme court dedicated to the rule of law. justi...

Parenthood versus casey haunt our country. they have no basis in the constitution. they have no home in our history or our traditions. theyve damaged the democratic process. theyve poisoned the law. >> reporter: justice sotomayor, a supporter of womens rights grilled stewart. >> 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. >> reporter: while chief justice john robe...

>> now the sponsors of this bill, the house bill, in mississippi, said were doing it because we have new justices. the newest ban that mississippi has put in place, the six-week ban, the senate 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. if people actually believe that its all political,...

Though states were trending in that direction. no more of a stench that the supreme court has stepped into. reading an age limit into the eighth amendment. theyve been doing things that conservatives thought were political for a long time. >> bill: trey, we tried to figure out what mitch mcconnell thought about this last hour. didnt get very far on that topic because there is a political side to this and a legal side to this. the politics would be if you are going to drop a decision at the end o...

What you heard in the court today. >> well, i was with justice sotomayor when she talked about the stench of just making a naked political decision here and what that does ultimately to women. what it does to our rights. and what it does to the authority of the court and the american peoples belief that this is a court that expands rights and this is a court that will protect the american people they just indicated theyre willing to throw that out the window because they made a promise somehow b...

And reaffirmed by planned parenthood v casey in 1992. mississippi solicitor general scott stewart took aim at those precedents in his opening. >> roe v. wade and planned parenthood versus casey haunt our country. they have no basis in the constitution. they have no home in our history or our traditions. theyve damaged the democratic process. theyve poisoned the law. >> reporter: justice sotomayor, a supporter of womens rights, grilled stewart. >> will this institution survive the stench that thi...

On abortion to peer to be willing to uphold the mississippi law that bans almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy but its not clear if they would take the ultimate step of overturning two previous decisions affirming a womans right to an abortion. with me is barbara mcquaid, former u.s. attorney, now professor at the university of michigan law school, also co-host of the "sister-in-law product cast" and former msnbc analyst. justice sonia sotomayor made the point during yesterdays argum...

The stench that this creates in public perception that the constitution and its reading are just political acts? i dont see how it is possible. >> most experts who were listening agreed the six conservative members of the court appear to lean towards upholding the mississippi law. should roe v. wade be overturned, abortion could be severely restricted or banned right away in at least 26 states, over half of our union. with that lets bring in our starting line on this wednesday night. peter baker...

By justice soto mayors logic, mothers did not get excited when their baby kicks in the womb, the baby could be dead and merely twitching. a couple liberal justices contended that overturning roe would destroy the courts legitimacy. justice breyer says in ruling that is overwhelming unnecessarily and under pressure would lead to the condemnation of the court, loss of confidence in the judiciary, the ability of the court to exercise judicial power and to function as the supreme court dedicated to ...

>> life is so precious and these babies have a chance now and 48 years ago, they may not have. >> reporter: starting with roe v. wade, states cant ban abortion before the age of viability around 24 weeks into a pregnancy. thats why mississippi law is a direct challenge to roe. >> this is an individual liberty interest for women because it has a profound effect on our health department and our lives in the future. >> reporter: over turning roe would undermine public confidence. >> will this insti...