0 again, it has been a remarkable hour. this is groundbreaking reporting from politico.com. josh goldstein, alexander ward. they have obtained i can t even, i still caught sounds crazy to hear the words coming from my mouth. they ve obtained a graph maturity opinion from the supreme court. this is not a ruling that has been issued, but it is been drafted by conservative justice samuel alito which overrules roe v. wade and planned parenthood versus casey, full stop and completely. and with an exclamation point. effectively clearing the way for republican controlled states and any future republican controlled congress at white house to flat out and completely ban abortion in this country, making it illegal without constraint. we re fundamentally changes as the country, it will fundamentally change the relationship between women and the government. it will fundamentally change the future of every girl in the country, for all our daughters and granddaughters, and women that come after
expected by summer, the court considering mississippi s 15 -week abortion ban directly challenging roe v. wade. despite being confirmed the high court this week, judge ketanji brown jackson will not rule on that case. she won t take the bench on till after the courts next term. joining us now to discuss the fight to reproductive freedom, cecilia richards is also michelle goodwin is the author of policing the womb, the invisible woman and the criminalization of motherhood. it s good to see you both. cecilia, i m going to start with you, and i m going to bring back that map for to see what s texan seeking abortions see. nearly half are traveling to oklahoma. tell me about how oklahoma s new ban is gonna put a strain on resources, not just in oklahoma, and not just in texas, but throughout the whole region. well, that map is pretty chilling, alicia, because it s
poor black and brown women are three and a half times more likely to die. and if we dive deeper in these cases states, they are ten times more likely to die in certain counties, 17 times more likely to die in those counties. when we see these clinics shuttering, these women don t have anywhere to go for contraceptive access, pre natal care and and the other kinds of services the state is unwilling seeking to provide. cecilia, i m just so struck by the fact that we are on the heels of judge ketanji brown jackson s historic nomination, confirmation, to the supreme court and at the same time you have all of this happening in the same america. she is not going to be on the bench, she s not going to be presiding over this mississippi case. talk to me about what that means. the implications of not having her voice in these conversations. first, can we ll just take a moment to just, again, we can t celebrate enough this incredibly important new jurist coming on to the bench.
in the united states. but if we look at poor woman, with black women are three and a half times more likely to die. and if we dive deeper in these cases states, they are ten times more likely to die in certain counties, 17 times more likely to die and other counties. when we see these clinics shuttering, these women don t have anywhere to go for contraceptive access, pre natal care and seeking to provide. cecilia, i m just so struck by the fact that we are on the heels of judge ketanji brown jackson s historic nomination, confirmation, to the supreme court and at the same time you have all of this happening in the same america. she is not going to be on the bench, she s not going to be presiding over this mississippi case. talk to me about what that means? the implications of not having her voice in these conversations. first, can we ll just take a
15-week ban. and earlier this week, michigan s governor filed a lawsuit to protect access. governor greg mitch s move is expected by summer, the court considering mississippi s 15-week abortion ban directly challenging roe v. wade. despite being confirmed the high court this week judge ketanji brown jackson will not rule on that case. she will take the bench on till after the courts next term. joining us now to discuss gus the fight to reproductive freedom, cecilia richards is also michelle goodwin is the author of policing the womb, the invisible woman and the criminalization of motherhood. it s good to see you both. cecilia, i m going to start with you, and i m going to bring back that map for to see what s texan seeking abortions see. nearly half are traveling to oklahoma. tell me about how oklahoma s new ban is gonna put a strain