thank you so much, reverend sharpton. hello everyone, i am alicia menendez, welcome to american voices. we begin saturday with a one of post roe america. this disproportionately affects women of color and is a direct attack on the socioeconomic groups that are disparaged already. it is disheartening. as time goes on, it is just sad to watch our country devolve. i am shocked and amazed that we are taking somebody steps backwards right now. i am in fear for every woman in this country. protests coast to coast, the anger, the outrage fueled by friday s decision by the conservative majority supreme court, overturning roe v. wade, andy nearly 50 years of legal precedent, putting states in charge of reproductive rights. while this is news we all saw coming in that leaked draft opinion a few weeks back, the reality is that it is so sobering. laws banning abortions is already a valve-ing. at least 26 states across the south and midwest have trigger laws that will soon take
opinion a few weeks back, the reality is that it is so sobering. laws banning abortions is already a valve-ing. at least 26 states across the south and midwest have trigger laws that will soon take effect, nine states already effectively banned the procedure. in their stinging dissent, justice and stephen breyer, actually a bleak reminder for history, highlighting the cost that comes with the ruling. the justices writing, quote, many will endure the cost and risk of pregnancy and giving birth against their wishes, others will turn in desperation to illegal and unsafe abortions. they may lose not just their freedom but their lives. the fear and frustration are warranted and widespread. this reminder to stand strong courtesy of the cut. while it is incumbent on us to digest the scope and breadth of