hello, i m maryam moshiri. you re watching the context on bbc news. the supreme court deals a major setback to president biden s climate plans in another landmark ruling. after the judgments to expand gun ownership and strip back abortion rights, we ll be analysing the set up of the court and the questions raised by democrats about its legitimacy. cecile richards served as the president of the planned parenthood federation of america. we ll be speaking to her about the supreme court s decision to strike down abortion laws. and in the wake of that decision, us retailers are rationing emergency contraception due to a surge in demand. tonight with the context president of the confederation of british industry, lord bilimoria, and the former mayor of baltimore, stephanie rawlings blake.
During Brett Kavanaugh’s 2018 Supreme Court confirmation hearings, then California Sen. Kamala Harris asked the judge if he thought women’s privacy rights extended to choosing to have an abortion. Kavanaugh
congresswoman for being here this morning. we will have to have you back really soon. it is a busy morning, lots to talk about all the policies around this. thank you so much for putting it into context for. us i do want to bring in now, the president, the ceo of the planned parenthood federation of america, miss alexis mcgill johnson. alexis, so happy to have you here. we have been talking a lot about the policy around this. and again, the conversation has been vote, vote, vote. you have to vote. so perhaps extend get overturned. however, there are women right now who don t have hundreds of women s cross the country have already been canceled. i m curious to hear from you, is there any path to relief for the women who had abortions scheduled, and will now potentially be forced to either have an unsafe abortion, will be forced to carry a child to term? well tiffany, it is good to be with you this. warning certainly it is so great sobering morning. because this morning patients woke