lawsuits seeking $10,000 or more against anyone in ohio who performs abortions or who, quote, knowingly engages in conduct that aids or abets the performance or inducement of an abortion, including paying for it via insurance. one of the legislation s cosponsors, 26-year-old republican state representative thomas hall, said in a statement that he and powell, the bill s other cosponsor, were the two youngest members of the ohio house, are part of a generation that will end abortion in ohio and across america. the battle over women s reproductive rights heating up is where we start this hour with some of our favorite reporters and friends. congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas is here. she s judiciary committee as well as vice chair of the congressional progressive caucus. also with us, fatima goss graves, president and ceo of the national women s law center and errin haines, editor of the
conversation with centrist democrats right now who are like, we got to get away from this stuff, what would you tell them about how these messages can come across to the very base that you need for you to stay in power? look, james carville comments don t help in this situation. politics is a game of math and when it comes to the current democratic majority, it is a group of coalitions, right? biden and democratic leadership made certain promises to progressives, certain promises to moderates, and certain promises to never trumpers, and as i heard one of our colleagues on nbc say recently, communities of color did not turn out because they really wanted a hard infrastructure bill and building bridges. what they wanted was what we re seeing in the larger bill, and i think it s important to recognize, if you lose any one of these demographics within the coalition, not only are you probably on the wrong side of history, but you re also going to be on the wrong side of the election. but
ultimately overturn a woman s right to choose in this country is one the high court will hear in just under a month. december 1st, the supreme court will hear arguments on the legality of a mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks, taking direct aim at the decision in roe vs. wade, which says women can have an abortion up to the point of viability, which is around 24 months. meanwhile, at least six states have either introduced or expressed interest in copycat versions of texas s strict abortion law and this week, one was introduced that goes even further than the texas law, which is really saying something. cleveland.com reporting on a bill just introduced by ohio lawmakers of a ban all abortions in the state. quote, house bill 480 cosponsored by more than half of ohio house republicans, would ban all abortions in ohio, like the texas law currently being considered by the u.s. supreme court, house bill 480 would also allow any person to file civil
the rescue plan that put hundreds of millions of dollars to reopen schools for example. or that enable families to get money for child care. all of that. they have no interest in doing anything. and that s what s at stake when republicans regain control. they are not interested in helping the american people. i want to ask you, before i let you go, senator, paid family leave is an important issue, important the me, important to our audience. it has been in. it has been out. do you think it is ultimately going to be in the final bill? it remains to be seen. my hope is that there still be some open minds on the part of the senators to support paid family leave. money for child chair is going to be in the bill. that s important. and continuing to provide support, up to $300 per child. that s going to help families get back to work. not the mention universal preschool. these are really important
aspects of the bill we are considering. thank you. aloha. lots of lessons to be learned from the losses democrats saw on tuesday night. from a stalled agenda, to the big lie, to race. we will look at where democrats should focus, next. s should focus, next hey google. why give your family just ordinary eggs when they can enjoy the best? eggland s best. the only eggs with more fresh and delicious taste. plus, superior nutrition.