i am jonathan capehart. exactly seven years ago today, june 26 2015, the supreme court handed down the historic ruling in which gave same-sex couples a constitutional right to marry. an amazing leap for equality five decades after the stonewall riots upheld the modern gay rights movement, just a half hour from the i-seven. later this evening, in unprecedented display of acceptance, the white house was emblazoned with rainbow colors of lgbtq pride. but if this is a high-water mark of its nation living up to its ideals, what do we call it happened on friday, when the supreme court s conservative supermajority overturned roe v. wade? as a result, abortion will soon be illegal in as many as 26 states. in louisiana, abortion is illegal after federalization. and kentucky, it is now a felony to perform, or attempt to, perform an abortion. and in one clinic, abortion serves as immediately, stranding woman in rating rooms. what does the of roe, have to do with lgbtq rights? ever
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hearing testimony on abortion access issues after the supreme court s recent decision to overturn roe v. wade. live coverage here on c-span. the gentleman from texas is recognized. thank you, madam chair. thank you for staying around and working with us on our road schedule today. our declaration of independence was unique in that it introduced into the world a profound set of ideals to be protected in 6 to 20 generations. and, that was that there were certain inalienable rights that were given to mankind. and they were not a grant from government but a gift from god, the declaration of independence went on to state that among these were life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. and, it is notable that those ideals upon which the rest of the rule of law on which we live is all based on that first essential right. that is the right to life. with the dobbs decision, in a single day, millions gained that right. the right that have been taken away previously. if we look at
to declare resistance on the committee at any time. welcome everybody to this morning s hearing, i m invoking rewrites to the ongoing crisis in abortion care and access. before we begin, i d like to remind members we have established an email address in distribution list educated to circulating exhibits motions and other materials the members might want to offer as part of our hearing today. if you would like to submit materials, please send them to the email address that has been previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials to members of the staff as quickly as we can. i will now recognize myself for an opening statement. two weeks ago in a leak of a draft opinion from the supreme court, we learned that for the first time in its history the court may be on the precipice of overturning president to take away a constitutional right. so doing, it would be revoked the constitutional right to abortion. a fundamental right first recognized almost 5
to declare resistance on the committee at any time. welcome everybody to this morning s hearing, i m invoking rewrites to the ongoing crisis in abortion care and access. before we begin, i d like to remind members we have established an email address in distribution list educated to circulating exhibits motions and other materials the members might want to offer as part of our hearing today. if you would like to submit materials, please send them to the email address that has been previously distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials to members of the staff as quickly as we can. i will now recognize myself for an opening statement. two weeks ago in a leak of a draft opinion from the supreme court, we learned that for the first time in its history the court may be on the precipice of overturning president to take away a constitutional right. so doing, it would be revoked the constitutional right to abortion. a fundamental right first recognized almost 50