to all of that to us to be able to make decisions on our own bodies? in a moment, i m going to take you on a journey that more women will soon be taking. i followed a group traveling from texas to new mexico in order to get access to abortion. there are women out there who have been raped. you have women out there who don t have anybody or they got with the wrong person or they re just not ready. you can t make women be ready for taking care of a kid. this is coming as the president and democratic leaders vowed to take action and to protect abortion rights. my administration is going to focus on how they administer and whether or not they violate other laws by deciding not to allow people to across state lines to get public health services. then, we re going to take actions to protect women s rights and reproductive health. what can they really do with that would be an unexpected change in the political calculus on capitol hill? i m going to talk to congressman barb
capital city of kyiv. good afternoon, everybody. i m yasmin vossoughian in for hallie jackson. i want to get right to capitol hill with our reporters. and we re joined by former alabama senator doug jones. so bring us up to date as to what we know as we learn about this emergency testimony we ll be hearing tomorrow. reporter: yasmin, it s fair to say we have more questions than answers. in will be a hearing tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m. which they will present evidence and witness testimony. they don t elaborate who this witness is, why it s so significant that they re rushing it, why they are bringing the committee back from a planned recess to hold this hearing and get this information out. we don t know the answer to those questions. that s why it s that s why it seems a significant departure from the committee s protocol which they announce the witnesses well in advance. a source telling our colleagues that new evidence is coming to light on an almost daily basis. t
right to abortion. roe and casey are overturned. even chief justice roberts dissented from overturning roe, saying that the court was going too far. however, he decided with the conservatives on the case at hand, upholding mississippi 15-week abortion ban. of course, overturning roe would have an immediate impact on women across the country, particularly in 13 states with so-called trigger laws. those states have already banned abortion or will in the coming days and weeks. the institute estimates that in total, 26 states are certain or at the very least, quite likely, to ban abortions. the nationwide reaction has been immediate. thousands have gathered and and cities and towns across the country to protests. this was the scene outside the supreme court today. here is what it was like in nashville and in st. louis. justice in her dissent condemned the majority decision, arguing that, quote, from the very moment of fertilization, a woman has no rights to speak of. now, other
american women s constitutional right to abortion. justice samuel alito pending the majority opinion, joined by four other conservative justices, held that, quote, the constitution does not compare a right to abortion. roe and casey are overturned. even chief justice roberts dissented from overturning roe, saying that the court was going too far. however, he decided with the conservatives on the case at hand, upholding mississippi 15 -week abortion ban. of course, overturning roe would have an immediate impact on women across the country, particularly in 13 states with so-called trigger laws. those states have already banned abortion or will in the coming days and weeks. the institute estimates that in total, 26 states are certain or at the very least, quite likely, to ban abortions. the nationwide reaction has been immediate. thousands have gathered and and cities and towns across the country to protests. this was the scene outside the supreme court today. here is what it wa