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So were probably not at the end of this. and the sad thing is that other states are going to follow suit and do what texas did. so many legislatures are already talking about similar laws. and of course, state all over the country, if the supreme court overturns roe v. wade, they have trigger laws in place, that says that the moment that that happens, and if it does happen in response to this mississippi case, then abortion will be illegal in their states and women who need abortion care are goi...

Chief justice john roberts said in todays ruling texas has essentially nullified supreme court precedent, so it -- it shows us this very severe breakdown on the court and who is in control and likely who is controlling right now behind the scenes in the mississippi case. the one caveat i would say is there are many months between now and june when we will see how the justices rule on the nationwide right to abortion, and things could change, but right now it doesnt look good for proponents of ab...

As many as 26 states have trigger laws ready to ban abortion should Roe v Wade be overturned

Melissa, i want to start with you. i think we really set it up there, right? which is theyre not going to do this and then be done. theyre going to do this, and then theyre going to keep going. give us a sense of what shifting control of reproductive rights to states means for abortion care. >> well, brett kavanaugh was the justice who seemed to be most enamored of this idea of returning this to the political process and specifically putting this in the hands of the state. as you say, there are ...

Entitled respect under principles of stare decisis. >> but then -- >> if we think the prior precedents are seriously wrong, if that, why then doesnt the history of this courts practice with respect to those cases tell us that the right answer is actually a return to the position of neutrality? >> on wednesday the democratic appointees on the court tried to appeal to their colleagues concerns about the courts political standing. >> if people actually believe that its all political, how will we su...

0 than 8500. fair to say, pam bozanich is not one of them. >> life in prison for those two is just fine. i hope they live a long, long life. this sunday, the fate of roe v. wade. >> life is so precious, and these babies have a chance now. >> the supreme court signals its ready to allow an abortion ban at 15 weeks. is it going to weaken or overturn roe v. wade? >> is it really an issue about choice? why is 15 weeks not enough time? >> lawyers defending roe argue that fetal viability should rema...

Senate and congressional races. republican senator susan collins from maine has already said she supports passing a law to protect a womans right to choose, but as you know any senate bill would need at least 60 votes to overcome the filibuster. that filibuster forms the power to legislate reproductive rights pivots to the states in parts of the country with abortion access will sharply decline. joining us now an msnbc analyst. without roe reproductive rights will be determined state to state. t...

From maine has already said she supports passing a law to protect a womans right to choose, but as you know any senate bill would need at least 60 votes to overcome the filibuster. that filibuster forms the power to legislate reproductive rights pivots to the states in parts of the country with abortion access will sharply decline. joining us now an msnbc analyst. without roe reproductive rights will be determined state to state. tell us what that looks like and how that has the capacity to chan...

Well before a fetus is viable, meaning it can survive on its own. if the court upholds mississippis law, the overturning of roe, the impact would be felt across the country. 26 states have so-called trigger laws in place that would go into effect immediately. those states are highlighted in orange and you can see, it would cover entire swaths of the country. the ban would also create destination states which are highlighted in blue. those are states expected to stee an increase in out of town pa...

I -- i dont see how it is possible. >> now it will likely take months before the justices announce their decision. in the meantime, states are already preparing for a post-roe america. missouri republicans are already preparing to push new anti-abortion measures. states like washington, meanwhile, are bracing for an influx of patients after witnessing what happened when texas, and theyre still overwhelming other states clinics because of it. a brand new law in texas went into effect this week th...