decision with the respect to the draft opinion, i find that so disengeneral use. kavanaugh, amy coney barrett. all members of the federal society their positions on abortion were mel known before they had the conversation with the senator. before they went before the senate hearing. they have shown us what they would do. other republicans on the senate confirmation hearing and within the senate itself refuse to accept what they had demonstrated and they embrace them. for that very reason. because they had a commitment to over turning roe v wade and we re at the day a lot sooner than any of us thought we would be. as shocked as we are, we are not surprised. of course chief justice john roberts calls this egregious breech and will launch an investigation into who was behind the leaking of the draft opinion. what s your reaction to the actual leaking of the document
pick an order, print everything you need, slap the label onto the box, and it s ready to go. our costs for shipping were cut in half. just like that. shipstation. the #1 choice of online sellers. go to shipstation.com/tv and get 2 months free. more now on our top story this hour. the growing backlash to a draft opinion that shows the u.s. supreme court maybe poised to end a woman s right to abortion. by striking down roe v wade. the news has sparked strong reaction and protests across the country. including in washington in front of the supreme court. vice president kamala harris said if the supreme court over turns roe v wade it will be a direct assault on freedom. according to the good market constitute which supports abortion rights.
chief justice john roberts do you plan to investigate the leak? seen here leaving his home tuesday. issued a statement calling the leak an egregious breech. he is directed the marshall of the court to investigate. the court confirms the draft is authentic. but cautioned it doesn t represent a decision or position of any member on the issues in the case. the nearly 100 page opinion says a majority of the justices are prepared to uphold a mississippi law that would ban abortion after 15 weeks and over turn roe v wade. which established a right to abortion 50 years ago leaving it to individual states to determine abortions legality. justice athorred the draft stating there s no inherent right to abortion. writing lt constitution makes no reference to abortion and no such right is protected by any constitutional provision. he says roe was wrong from the
shock and fury are being felt all over the united states. after the revelation that the supreme court could be on the cusp of ending a woman s constitutional right to abortion. a right that millions have held sacred for half a century. protests erupted everywhere from the steps of the supreme court to capitol city across the country. and many places in between. the out rage was triggered by the leak of a draft opinion that indicates the supreme court is preparing to strike down roe vs. wade. that is the landmark 1973 ruling that made abortion rights the law of the land. polls show most americans
decision radical. and echoed concerns that this decision could serve as a template for limiting other individual rights. previously recognized by the court like same sex marriage, and access to contraception. if the rational of the decision as release were to be sustained, the whole range of rights are in question. but in the wake of the draft opinion, democrats are vowing to fight to protect abortion rights. we ll go down as an abomination. one of the worst, most damaging decisions in modern history. we could pass a law to protect every woman s right to abortion. and we should do that. if this turns out to be the opinion of the court and it s issued it could have a major impact on the out come of the election. republicans are condemning the leak itself. whoever committed this lawless act, knew exactly what it could bring about.