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Its organize at the state house level where we see these republican-led state houses, 21 of which have trigger laws on the books or laws that will be reinstated if roe is gutted. so, the warning is clear here, and i think all eyes need to go to congress now for action and accountability, because they have full power to codify roe into law to make sure that the harmful decision that could potentially come down from the supreme court will not harm pregnant people or people who are poor, people who...

This for some generations, but when they get it, im not sure they understand what the blowback is going to look like. what are your thoughts? >> i sort of do think they understand the blowback which is why they havent tried that hard to ban it at the national level in the past. yes, i think youre right, although what weve seen in the last couple of years is that people can get used to things that we never thought that they could get used to, right? there could be a huge amount of regression this...

After 15 weeks. >> melissa, what does that mean from a legal standpoint? >> so if the court does choose to overrule roe versus wade or i hesitate a minimalist approach, it would essentially discard almost 50 years worth of precedent and remove lie ability as a salient marker in the courts abortion jurisprudence and free the states to impose ever more restrictive abortion laws. if roe is overturned entirely, there are around 24 to 25 states in the union that already have trigger laws on the books...

Around 16 weeks, is what the medical professionals would say. if you abandon it viability test, commonalities it is case—by—case, and states can come up with all kinds of random tests orjust say it is “p random tests orjust say it is up to the legislature or the judges, and there will be a race to the bottom because many states already have trigger laws, which is as soon as roe vs wade is overturned, these laws go into effect and they will affect abortion going outward. will affect abortio...

>> reporter: the courts other conservatives question why roe should be upheld when the constitution says nothing about abortion. >> the constitution is neither pro-life nor pro choice on the question of abortion. >> reporter: it is a case that could re-make the legal landscape surrounding abortion in the united states. the arguments drew hundreds of protesters on both sides of the emotional debate to the steps of the supreme court. the stakes high as a dozen states have trigger laws on the books...

New justices on the supreme court. with 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. >> so, to just be crystal clear. conservatives have been our are trying to take away a right that americans have had for nearly five decades. the right of bodily autonomy over pregnant persons decision about what to do with their body. and if the supreme court rules in mississippis...

Process. the reality is people who are going to be most affected are the most disenfranchised from the political process. they are the ones who are going to be -- women of color, immigrants, may not have the status to vote or who may be blocked from voting. that of course, is a project of this court as well. so, they clearly believe that they are insulated from democratic accountability. as a result of a broader picture that the court has help draw out. >> theres also, melissa, when they talk ab...

That established women have a constitutional right to get an abortion. the chief justice emphasizing the importance of precedence. >> if we look at it from todays per spec still, its going to be a long list of cases that were going to say were wrongly decided. >> reporter: but the courts other conservatives repeatedly questioned why roe should be upheld when the constitution says nothing about abortion. >> the constitution is neither pro-life nor pro choice on the question of abortion. >> report...

The house of representatives passed a measure to make roe permanent. now its up to the senate. >> we need to pass roe v. wade in the senate and the president will sign it. this is a ninth amendment right. its a right to privacy. its a right to due process under the 14th and 15th amendment. what is happening in the supreme court is a crap shoot. were throwing the dice. >> theres a dozen states that have laws on the books today that if this case in mississippi is upheld, those states get to defend...

0 >> people actually believe that its all political, how will we survive? how will the court survive? >> then, a surprise announcement from jeffrey clark, as the january 6th committee makes the move towards a second contempt for. plus, the damning implications of new reports that the former president had covid way longer than we knew. including at the debate. >> tonight, is an example everybodys had attests and youve had social distancing. >> and why the current president has a compelling case. ...