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Great to see you. we don't have all the information, and i tried to get some from a reporter we had on in the last hour who cleared some things up for us, but there's still a discrepancy as to if she was actually who sought out the abortion or if she helped in the termination of the pregnancy. at this point, it doesn't really matter because what we're talking about sb-8, the restrictive abortion laws in the state of texas as well. talk to me first about your reaction to the story. >> look, yasmin, i feel like it's a heartbreaking traumatic snapshot of the anti-abortion push that we're seeing i...

States specifically with these abortion laws in place. oklahoma, we just saw last week as well which basically all out bans abortion altogether, and it speaks to this vigilante law they set up essentially in the state of texas where people are reporting others, and it doesn't even necessarily seem as if this case was applied to sb-8. there you are, sb-8 on the screen there. want to review for folks what sb-8 is before you weigh in here. almost all abortions are banned six weeks essentially when they detect a fetal heartbeat. it establishes a civil violation, important to note civil, not crimin...

Violated in the indictment. it shows without any type of substantial evidence, with any reference to a statute that someone can be not only arrested but held on $500,000 bond, it shows the strength that these anti-abortion pushes are having in allowing people and prosecutors to just do whatever they want. it appears grateful that d.a. ramirez has stepped in, and i'm also grateful that advocacy groups were able to step in and advocate on behalf of lizel herrera, but it paints a very grim picture for what is awaiting the rest of the country when we know that we're sitting with a supreme court th...

Started. in early september, the justices allowed texas to continue enforcing sb 8 while a battle over its constitutionality raged on. the law bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and allows anyone to sue anyone who provides it. it made it nearly impossible for successful court challenge to shut the court down. >> the supreme court said we can't sue judges, we can't sue clerks, we can't sue the attorney general. we can't get the lawsuits blocked. and the lawsuits are what are making it impossible for the clinics to open, because this law allows anybody to sue anywhere in the world ...

Consequential cases in modern history are before the supreme court. including the highly-anticipated decision on mississippi's abortion ban, which is directly aimed at overturning roe v. wade. the court has a 6-3 super majority and has faced sharp criticism for a number of its decisions in 2021. americans' support of the high court has dropped to 40%, an all-time low. here with more is pete williams. >> reporter: abortion began dominating this supreme court term even before it officially started. in early september, the justices allowed texas to continue enforcing sb-8 while a battle over its ...