Transcripts for CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper 20211210 21:21

CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper December 10, 2021 21:21:00

sb 8. a spokesman for the attorney general saying today they'll continue to challenge this law in the lower courts. they say that it subverts the constitutionality of the women's right to choose. so this fight is continuing in other courts. but the point is that, at this point, this law stands. that is a big blow to these abortion providers here. >> jessica schneider, thanks so much. i want to bring in katie watson, a public interest lawyer. elie honig was an assistant u.s. attorney for new york's southern district. nice to see you both. elie, your reaction to the opinion by the supreme court letting texas keep its 66-week abortion ban but also letting abortion providers challenge this ban. what do you make of it? >> yeah, pam, on the surface, this ruling is about who can sue and who can be sued under the texas law. sb 8. and there's good news and bad news both ways. the good news for pro-choice advocates is this law can be challenged. the supreme court said that abortion providers can sue here.

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