Thanks for joining us, tonight, we are with staunch activists in a political clash away from the campaign trail, the struggle over the future of the Supreme Court, the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg making way for a nominee who some say may reshape weapons reproductive rights for decades to come. Hey yall, the time is 7 50 and we are on our way to our location. We have our cart ready to go. And we are excited. The rain is starting to pour a little bit. That is not going to stop the prolife generation. For melanie, a 20yearold senior this moment is history in the making. She is joining four other women, the self described scotus squad. We want to motivate and activate the prolife generation right now to vote prolife first and be a voice for the preborn. Only a few blocks away, amanda, a planned parenthood activists is getting fired up. Abortion rights and all of reproductive rights is personal. The personal is political. Todays a big day. Its the start of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings. They both believe judge Amy Coney Barrett represents what could be a turning point for ending abortion rights almost 50 years after roe v. Wade made it the law of the land. For me, im a community organizer. Thats my career and livelihood, preparing for the hearings, i realized that i needed to be in this fight and make sure that our rights on protected too, too much is on the line right now. Energy is high, we are excited for our girl amy to come. We need to block this nomination. Both women have spent years driven by the mission on opposite sides of the fight. Eventually finding their way to the Supreme Court steps. Excuse me. As the first day of judge Amy Coney Barretts hearing confirmation hearings get under way. What does it meanfor you to be at the confirmation hearings . We want her confirmed and ideally we want her to be a part of overturning roe v. Wade. Her nomination is putting reproductive rights on the line and its going to directly impact millions and ins of peoples access to health care. The hearing to confirm judge amy barrett to the Supreme Court will now begin. Inside the senate chamber, the battle lines clearly drawn in what is expected to be an historic hearing. It was a Supreme Court confirmation hearing unlike anything i have seen. I have been doing it since 87, its obviously because the pandemic hangs over the hearing room. Senators were socially accident and some were remote, and socially distant and were some remote and it was erie, this is a nomination that is associated with the coronavirus outbreak at the rows garden, reaching here to the senate. Barrett wearing a mask throughout, a reminder that its all taking place amidst a global pandemic. Her husband and six of herr e children in the front row. Im used to being in a group of nine, my family. Nothing is more important to me, and im proud to have them behind me. At 48 years old, she is in line to fill the seat of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, making her the fifth woman ever to join the court. If confirmed it would be the honor of a lifetime to serve along side the chief justice and seven associate justices. I admire them all and would consider each a valued colleague. And i might bring a few new perspectives to the bench. The push by republicans to fill the seat weeks before the election, unleashing a fierce partisan battle. Theres nothing unconstitutional about this process. Its a vacancy that occurred through a tragic loss of a great woman and we are going to fill that vac answ with a vacancy another great woman. The republicans have found a nominee who know what they could not do, subvert the will of the american people, and overturn the aca and overturn roe v. Wade, that is what its about, thats why we are here. Its very simple. 52 of americans say filling rbgs vacant seat should be left had to the next president in a poll, and 44 said that the Current Senate should vote on the nominee. There was a couple of mentions by democrats but they wanted to focus on health care and i think they feel thats the issue right now that helps them the most in the election. No question that roe v. Wade and a womens right to choose to have an abortion is at stake. And remember can republicans d talk about it because they are winning. The rancor growing for this woman who may hold the position for a cehalf century. So hear appointment does tip the scale towards the conservative justices. Absolutely. It was already a conservative court with the death of justice ginsburg, you have three solid liberal justice on court. Amy Coney Barrett is a fifth or sixth conservative vote, it would be difficult for the liberals to win at all. Its hard to see where the other vote would come from. Barrett is known as a devout catholic. The president and others praising her as a legal scholar. She is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials and unyielding loyalty to the constitution. The louisiana native graduated at the top of her Notre Dame Law School class. She went on to clerk for scalia, conservative titan, she was one of his favorite law clerks and quickly moved in to being a law professor herself. Her beliefs and her connection to antiabortion and antilgbt groups now raising questions about how it may affect our interpretation of the law. The issue first raised in her 2017 Senate Confirmation hearing for the Second Circuit court of appeals. The dogma lives loudly within you. And thats of concern. Its never appropriate for a judge to impose that judges personal convictions whether they derife from faith or anywhere else on the law. This time, democrats citing concern over two speeches and an antiabortion ad that she failed to expose prior to the hearings. Of all the paper you may forget to include, its these on hot button issues that they sent a letter to the Justice Department demanding the nominee and the department of justice come clean, they said they questioned amy barretts candor because of the omissions and expect to hear more of that as the week goes on. According to an abc News Washington post poll, 6 in 10 americans favor upholding roe v. Wade. What does it mean for the future of roe v. Wade . I think if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed it will likely be overturned when you look at her writing, she has said clearly she doesnt think that the court is required to abide by its prior decisions if those decisions are very wrong. And i think she does believe roe v. Wade was very wrong. So to her more important than what the Supreme Court has said in previous cases is what she thinks the constitution means. The courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life. The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches. Elected by and accountable to the people. Answering questions on where they stand on roe is standard for modern Supreme Court nominees even Ruth Bader Ginsburg addressed the issue in her 1993 confirmation hearing. It is essential to womans equality with men that her had choice, that she be the decision maker. That her choice be controlling. And that if you impose restraints and disadvantage her had, you are disadvantaging her because of her sex. Ginsburg would continue to advocate for womens reproductive rights up until her death last month. The moment that i heard that Ruth Bader Ginsburg died my heart just paused for a second. So, for me, in that moment, it was wow. Theres a legacy i need to carry that fight. And so much is on the line with the Supreme Court opening. What was your reaction when you heard that Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed . Well, as the Prolife Movement we mourned, we took a moment to say lets pray tonight but then we have to do action tomorrow. When i was 21 areas old and just beginning my career Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat in this seat. She told the committee what has become of me could only happen in america. I have been nominated to fill Justice Ginsburgs seat but no one will ever take her place. I will be forever grateful for the path she marked and the life she led. Back outside the Supreme Court steps both sides say it all comes down to this nomination. And what it means for the election just 22 days away. We encourage every prolife person to vote prolife first. It is so important that whether or not people are behind President Trump we hope that people will hate abortion so much that you will vote for someone you dont like. So nothing else President Trump does matters, only his position on abortion rights. 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What we had mow about the Affordable Care act, it extended health care to millions of people and people are afraid of what happens if that gets removed without a replacement. So far the gop is continuing to threaten the aca, including a case that we think is teeed up in time for Amy Coney Barretts installation if she is confirmed, that would take away health care for 20 Million People in the time they need it most. So certainly an issue that we are hearing on the campaign trail, certainly something that a lot of candidates up and down the ticket are talking about. And i think it will be an issue that voters will think about when they cast their votes. You are talking about a replacement. The president has not given out a plan to replace the aca. Which he has been promising for four years now, how does it hurt him and his had coattails given that it was a winning issue for democrats in 2018 during the mid terms . Well, i think he should put out a plan, certainly it is something that voters care very deeply about. Theres certainly elements of obama care that were very unpopular. Including the cost of premiums which went up over the life cycle of the bill. Or its tenure in government, i would say. Mostly we will see it play out on the preexisting continues debate. Every republican, and democratic senator is for protecting preexisting conditions. Its a legislative issue, its not a court issue. It does not belong in the court. The court should not be legislating from the bench. They should not be prescribing policy. They should be interpreting the law and ruling on it. And so, this, where theres a will theres a way. If congress can pass a law that is superior to obama care, it can protect preexisting conditions, it can lower the can cost of health care, and it belongs in the legislative body. But tonight the president was in florida, his first rally since his covid diagnosis, and there were thousands of supporters mostly maskless, appealing to his base. How does this play, do you think, as a Political Campaign strategy . We continue to see time after time donald trump not taking this seriously. And it is not only tone the deaf, its getting to the point where its feeling insensitive. Its feeling hurtful. Particularly for the growing number of people who are contracting the virus and the growing number of people dying from it. Interest so i dont understand wh so i dont understand what he gains from this. He has contracted and it a smif cant amount of people around him have contracted it. We have lost people from it. And i think folks are starting to wonder, does he get it . Is it intentional . Its not a hoax, its real and again, folks want to see a president who relates to the struggle that they are in and all you have to do is wear a mask and be socially distant. I dont know why he cannot rise to the moment. I think it continues to alienate him with people across the spectrum, republican and democrat, rich, poor, black, white, who have come face to face with this disease and have been deeply impacted by it in a negative way. Sarah, lets think for a moment about suburban women voters who are so crucial for a trump victory. In a 2019 poll, 77 of americans supported roe v. Wade and in that same poll, half of suburban women, that crucial sector said they would not support a president ial candidate that would appoint judges to overturn roe, how do republicans walk the fine line in this Election Year . Look, abortion is one of the most emotional issues on both sides of the aisle. You get about 10 of the democratic base, and 10 of the Republican Base that vote on the issue exclusively. So it is charged. So, you know, so much of the abortion debate really is around the edges. I think republicans have to be true to themselves. They have to be reasonable in their language. And most importantly they have to be very, very careful because it is an issue that is affected a lot of families. And it is, it can be very, very painful. So, language really matters when you are talking about had this issue. It sure does. Thank you both for your insights with three weeks to go until election night, thank you both. Here we go. Thank you, juju. Thank you. And a programming note, tune in to a special abc news town Hall Thursday night, Vice President joe biden answering questions from voters. 8 00, 7 00 central, right here on abc, up next, school pride and a Sweet Surprise for these three students. 3 out of 4 people achieved. 90 clearer skin at 4 months. After just 2 doses. Skyrizi may increase your risk of infections. And lower your ability to fight them. Before treatment your doctor should check you for infections and tuberculosis. Tell your doctor if you have an infection. Or symptoms such as fevers,. 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