preach pro-life and do nothing again, that is his sister, who shares his views then president donald trump first nominated the judge to the federal bench in 2017. democrats, understandably, oppose just confirmation and managed to hold it off for nearly two years they argue that he was unfit for the role, based on his anti-lgbtq and anti-abortion beliefs. not only are his views on discrimination based on i am also very alarmed by hi record as a fervent crusader against women s reproductive rights and for the far-right position that someone else s ideology is more important tha a woman s ability to make he own personal medical decisions if his arguments had won the day in court, a woman trying t get contraceptive care could face barriers thrown up at her by her employer or even by her pharmacy, all because someon else thinks that their beliefs
also very alarmed by his recor as a fervent crusader agains women s reproductive rights an for the far-right position tha someone else s ideology is mor important than a woman s ability to make her ow personal medical decisions. if his arguments had won the da in court, a woman trying to ge contraceptive care could fac barriers thrown up at her by her employer or even by he pharmacy, all because someon else thinks that their beliefs matter more than a woman s own personal decisions about her own health care. senator patty murray you sa there, and other opponents o the nomination, also pointed t his writings, in which he ha described being transgender as a, quote, mental disorder and said that sexual revolutionaries had made the unborn child and marriag secondary to a roddick desires just take a second. there i no pretending here. right? we re we ll passed balls and strikes. we know exactly who this guy is and what h
court overturned roe v. wade abortion became illegal in a handful of states, almost immediately including in alabama. while the decision was a major blow, abortions rights advocates in alabama had been sleeping over hurdles and red tape to provide core care for years before the fall of roe. last week, you know, i visited alabama women center in tuscaloosa that can no longer provide abortion or even advise patients about how to get one or where to get one. the facility still provides crucial services for the community, prenatal care, contraceptive care, annual exams, and other things. when i arrived at the clinic i was caught off guard. something that turned me around and i came to realize that the confusion was manufactured deliberately. we all arrange that we would meet here and so i pulled off, i put in my gps and pull up, and i pulled up in front of a place with a different name. women s choice. women s choice, yeah that s where i pulled up in front of.
me to visit in order to get the full picture was the west alabama women s center. the clinic provides crucial health care to the community. prenatal care, contraceptive care, annual exams. and before the fall of roe v. wade, abortion. the critical lifeline is determined to keep its door open, despite not being able to provide or advise patients on abortions. just over a month ago, the west alabama s women s clinic was bustling with activity, for all of the wrong reasons. the supreme court opinion overturning roe v. wade has just leaked. one week before the decision formally came out, one week before a ban on abortion took complete hold in alabama, patients flocked to this clinic, before it was too late for them. and in this tiny, yet mighty clinic, they saw 75 patients in one day. as you walk around this clinic, you will notice we are not very big. no, where were people? exactly. how many groups did you have them in? that s what we did. we ended up having people come in in gr
the idea is to place atlantic on an actual boat and have it sale in federal water outside of state jurisdictions. they have proposed placing one in the gulf of mexico. as you can see here on this map, it makes a lot of sense. all of the states bordering the golf, texas, louisiana, mississippi, alabama, georgia, and florida, they either have restrictions or are pending in court. a doctor is joining me now. you called this an idea, an option for patients who do not have any other options. help us understand how this would actually work in the face of statewide abortion bans. yeah, zerlina, things for having me. the idea is that this is actually a reproductive health clinic that will be in federal waters. it will offer surgical terminations and contraceptive care, sexually transmitted infection testing and