let the nation s most restrictive abortion law take effect in texas. admit night the court released the order explaining the majority opinion on why it did not intervene to stop texas from banning nearly all abortions. the law outlaws the procedure as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected. that could be as early as six weeks when most women don t know their pregnant. the dissenting justices, they re shocked by the court s failure to act, upending the precedent set by roe v. wade in 1973. justice sotomayor plainly writes, quote, a majority of justices have opted to bury their heads in the sand. the texas act is a breathtaking act of defiance of the koungs and this court s precedents and of the rights of women seeking abortions throughout texas. merrick garland stated that the justice department is deeply concerned and looking at all options. cnn supreme court analyst joan joins us now. joan, can you explain the