when one fundamental right is lost, that means all fundamental rights are at risk. i will speak to mr. obergefell in just a moment. some democrats are pressing the representatives to codify presidents like obergefell in the law. a move democrats failed to pursue with roe, so today, house nancy speaker, nancy pelosi, released a statement seemingly in response to those calls. she said, in part, in the wake of the supreme court s outrageous and heart wrenching decision of overturning roe versus wade, radical republicans have made clear that they are just setting their sights on other protections rooted in the constitutional right to privacy. house democrats are committed to standing against this ruthless assault on the rights of millions of lgbtq americans. but what that comment means and practice, well, that still remains to be seen. joining me now, jim obergefell himself. civil rights activists and current candidate for the ohio state hearts of representatives and the former
missile defense system and artillery in the coming days. another supreme court decision, this one rejecting states rights on gun safety . i ll speak to a noted expert on the second amendment as president biden signed into law some gun safety measures. we begin with abortion. nbc s pete william and linda greenhouse. pete, first to you. states are acting quickly today and over the weekend. what challenges are you following that we should expect more of? i think there are going to be many more of them. they all follow a similar pattern saying, we understand the u.s. supreme court has said the u.s. constitution allows states to ban abortion, but what about state constitutions that oftentimes differ and provide more protection in certain categories than the federal constitution does? we have a lawsuit in utah that says the state constitution provides more protection for personal autonomy and family planning issues. one in florida says state privacy protections allow abortio
incest, it does not matter. it is the same in kentucky, the same in south dakota and it will be the same in just a few weeks for other states on your screen right now. arkansas, i d how, missouri, north dakota, tennessee, utah and wyoming. reaction has been pouring in from lawmakers from reproductive rights campaigners. but i want to take you to a few women and listen to what they say. american women who say their country has turned its back on them. this is insane. i m going over to the other side, especially i wanted to yell at the people there. how? it feels like a betrayal. it feels like my country doesn t love he and appreciate my body as a woman. i can t even i can t even chant because i can t say anything. it just it hurts. i m worried for the young women who are on opposition who don t understand how at risk their lives may be. polling showed the majority of americans did not want the country to overturn the court to overturn roe v. wade. but majority
or smugglers see laws unenforced, they ll abuse the laws. we ve seen increase brazenness by cartels that feel empowered because we don t have a federal government pushing back against those cartels and their illegal activity. of course, the worst thing of all is the catastrophic death that we have witnessed. now, we saw this horrendous death occur in a track in san antonio earlier this week. and it is heart breaking. the numbers have increased. it s now reported that 53 people in that truck lost their lives. it is the deadliest migrant smuggling incident on u.s. soil, and it s on president biden s watch. the thing about it is that it s not the only way in which people who are trying to migrate here lose their lives. in the harsh high temperature of texas in the summertime and the texas heat, it will prove even more deadly. every year there s many reports about migrants that lose their lives in the heat. i was visiting with the sheriff moments ago. he was telling me reports ab