MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show September 1, 2021 08:12:00
It's estimated that 85% to 90% of all abortions in texas -- 85% to 90% of all abortions everywhere in america happen after six weeks. texas' ban would render all of those illegal. now, as i mentioned, republican-controlled state legislatures and republican governors pass abortion bans all the time now even though they know they'll get struck down. so of it is like just a hobby. they just want to get in the habit of banning abortion whenever they can, even if it won't work. but some of it is planning, and what republicans have been banking on for the last few months -- for the last couple of ye...