women in the south. there may not be access to abortion, but in many places including alabama, there is good access to contraception. if you are not covered by uninsured where you work, i was told that you have to go to a sort of county health provider, and the appointment for that, to get the pill could take 2 to 4 months? that is right. we are a long way from the period of griswold the connecticut, 1965, roe v. wade in 1973. in mississippi, the case that brought this to the united states supreme court, asking the court to overturn roe v. wade, a black woman s 118 times more likely to die in mississippi by carrying a pregnancy to term than by having an abortion. and in these very same states, arkansas, i ve been in kentucky, i ve met with prosecutors there. they have made it very difficult in that state to even
my thanks to you for watching thank you for watching the katie the katie phang show this morning. you can catch regional episodes on the things show msnbc this, morning you ve never gop got every searched a must-see on peacock thursday and friday, don t forget to follow on twitter, instagram, facebook and tiktok. all of us see is next with the latest installment of velshi across america. good morning to you. it is sunday, august the 7th. i am ali velshi, welcome to a special edition of the velshi live from tuscaloosa, alabama, we have been giving you the latest edition of velshi across america, post-roe alabama. we are keeping a close watch this morning as well on capitol hill, where senators have been up all night voting on amendments to the democrats landmark inflation reduction act, which is eventually expected to pass. that will be a major win for president biden. we will talk to the staff in
michigan about it, all in a few minutes. but i want to start here in alabama, and the most restrictive and punitive abortion bans in the united country. anyone, whether or not they are a medical professional might be sentenced to prison for up to 99 years if they are found to have caused an abortion in this state. people here are also prohibited from helping someone access abortion care, or even giving out information about it. well, doing those things could be considered conspiracy under the states law, which is been in effect since june 24th. that is the day the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. later on in our show, we will explore this further in another installment of the last across america, featuring my conversation with former abortion care providers, clinics have, advocates and a lawmaker who are navigating through the new realities of living in post row alabama. but here is the thing. alabama is not an outlier. it is punitive measures, they are a feature, not a bug of the
the nation s first new post-roe abortion ban, which states that doctors will lose their medical license if they are found to have performed any legal abortion. it s a very different kind of punishment they want to have here in alabama, but both are extreme punishments for health care providers who are trying to provide basic and essential health care, that their patients need and want, and consent to about their own bodies. it is evident that but despite these abortion bans, they are still many people around the country seeking abortions, clinics and states where the medical procedure is still illegal continue to be inundated by out of state patients who are traveling hundreds, if not thousands of miles to get this reproductive care. according to a recent report, before roe was overturned, quote, the 14 planned parenthood clinics in michigan collectively performed a 50 merchants a week four out of state patients. in two recent weeks, that number climbed to 55 out of state patients. one
post-roe alabama. during my time here, i was granted an exclusive look inside one alabama clinic, determined to provide care, forced to stop providing abortions, or even referring patients to abortions in other states. that is coming up later in the hour. but we begin this hour with the breaking news unfolding 800 miles away from where i stand. in washington, d.c., after working through the night right now, the senate is still working through the amendment process for the inflation reduction act. it appears to be nearing a vote on the full bill. the inflation reduction act is a major piece of democratic legislation, and generally provides new funds to fight climate change, reduce prescription drug costs and remove some tax loopholes. look at mentioned, i am in tuscaloosa for today s special edition of velshi. i have not been able to get through the 755 pages of the bill which was released late last night. like for us, nbc news intrepid news team has. i want to dive into it a little bit