us that injunction. because this is as if the state of texas denied people the right to vote flat out, and said well, we re not going to force you. will let other people in force, and stop people from voting. nancy you mentioned, what s happening with clinics in texas right now. there is reporting in the texas tribune, tightening the whole woman s health clinic, their facility in fort worth. among other facilities that are having a similar experience, according to the tribune, that clinic describe themselves as engulfed, with desperate patients today, dozens of patients over 100 flocking to that clinic today, because they believed it might be, today might be the last day of legal abortion access, in texas. you are saying that even if the supreme court does act, between now and midnight central time, there would be a few weeks grace period before this went
path. if they want to. they may yet grant that injunction. but if they don t,, it s sort of game, over all the supreme court has to do, to effectively and the protections of roe v. wade, to allow abortion bans to go into effect, all they need to do, is do nothing, tonight. by midnight eastern, 1 am central time. otherwise texas bans abortion, effectively starting tonight, never mind roe v. wade. joining us now is nancy northup she s president and ceo for the center for reproductive rights, it led the to block the texas law. just in the last few minutes they have filed a new reply, in that petition tonight, nancy thank you very much for being. here i appreciate your. time i know this is a very intense time for you. it s an incredibly intense. time we ve been back and forth with the fifth circuit, and then going up to the supreme court yesterday.
day in texas today, we had another one of our clients say 50 years they had never had such a terrible day, for patients, so desperate to get in. nancy northup, president ceo of center for reproductive rights, again, has just in the last hours you filed another emergency request, response in the supreme court. we are waiting word from the supreme court, tonight as to whether or not this new law will be allowed to go into effect in texas. it would be effectively the first abortion ban, in the country, in the era of hero. nancy, thanks for helping us keep up on what s gonna be a long and intense night for you. thank you for covering it. okay, we have much more news ahead. either tonight. i will say, nancy mentioned this is well, there is a lot going on in the news right now. in the afghanistan story, louisiana, historian so much else we are. covering texas passed its anti voting rights bill, tonight.