target of the conservatives. if they can overrule this case, roe v. wade. which is a most super precedent case ever, it s the case that three republican justices in 1992, kennedy, o connor and souter said, that s the case that social expectations have crystallized around roe v. wade, so even if you re wrong you can t overrule, it because it would damage the courts legitimacy, they did it here. so, if we can do it, here unfortunately they can do it anywhere, and that is the threat tonight. neil kept, yale social reassures, and all the alerts like. thank you very much for starting us off in this conversation, continue with this conversation, we really appreciate it. and joining us now is kelly robinson, she s the executive director of planned parenthood action, fund and the width of america. what does it mean out there in the country, as soon as it becomes law, which could be june.
she mentioned, for people in marginalized communities, for people already have children, four people have jobs that they cannot miss for fear of losing those jobs, and in some instances, or in relationships where they fear telling the person that they are in a relationship with that they are pregnant, there are alternatives to seeking care have been completely closed down. and that s about to be the story across the country because more than 20 states have trigger laws in place so that if roe v. wade is overturned, immediately abortion will become illegal in their states. and the terrifying aspects of this law is exactly what we re seeing here in texas. where just recently in the rio grande valley, a young woman was arrested and criminally indicted for terminating a pregnancy. that is the next layer of what
that s right, lawrence. the cruelty and then humanity of all of this and these laws is indescribable. but i want to go back to something that wendy said about the pace that just happened in texas. because it s not only that they were jailed for 11 million dollar bond, they jailed a 26 -year-old young woman in south texas, but under texas law, when she found out she was pregnant, and then i m on a baby, she could not talk to her mother, her sister, her friend, her teacher. anyone, because under the bounty system that the republicans have designed in texas saw any of those people can be turned in to the authorities. we are leaving young and not only young, vulnerable people, vulnerable women across this country, on their own. and there is really, it is unspeakable. and something that i know you,
it s a terrifying reality, i do want to be clear, for tonight abortion is still illegal. as of today, it remains our constitutional right. we also have to be clear that it is hanging on by a literal thread. and with this leak decision, but this lead draft means is the deepest fears are coming true. if this comes to fruition through an official supreme court decision, that means that half the states, 26 days will be poised to eliminate abortion access in this country. that s a frightening reality that will dramatically change so many peoples lives. there are some states who apparently have noticed called trigger laws which is the day that roe v. wade was overturned in the state automatically. abortion becomes illegal as of that date. do you nominee states have those kind of trigger laws? there are about 13 states that have trigger laws on the books, we expect another 12 to 13 states after the decision becomes law to actually move swiftly the ban abortion. again, impacting nearly hou
generation and, permanently because the decisions are forced by the government on whether or not a woman gives birth, resonates for entire life and for generations in terms of your opportunities. yes, and this is a historic night rachel, we are going to proceed with a coverage that you just let us into, last hour, social riches is gonna join us, she s been in this struggle as long as anyone. we re gonna be joined by others who have been with this issue for a very long time, legal experts. this is something we ve never seen, it is the removal of a constitutional right. we are sitting here feeling it removed by a minority -controlled government. yeah, get to it lawrence, thank you. thank you rachel. we are now joining a list of 24 countries. we will be the 25th country, in which abortion is illegal, either in part of the country, because of the states, or eventually in all of the