office, and it just took us long to get there. i remember saying on our air, in 2018, when justice kennedy retired, that one of the consequences of that would be that abortion would be illegal in half the country within two years. and i was wrong, it was four years. but the fact that this is foretold doesn t make it any less shocking. i m gonna go watch your show now. thanks, chris. good to see you, my friend. thank you. and thanks to you at home for being with us this hour. it s a big day. when the supreme court first handed to overturn the decision in roe, just shy of 50 years ago, it s not that it was not controversial when it happened. there were definitely people who are opposed to the roe v. wade decision in 1973, in particular the catholic church, would always been staunchly anti abortion. but it wasn t as controversial in 1973 yesterday s politics about what it might make you think. for example, it was not a particularly controversial decision among american eva
gretchen whitmer, london lamar, and senator elizabeth warren all join me live. all in starts right now. good evening from los angeles. i am chris hayes. it is a brutal day for american democracy, for american women, specifically, for all americans could become pregnant. for all americans, really. it right enshrined in the constitution as intimate as any right one could imagine. it has been discarded and destroyed by five unelected justices. three of whom were appointed, of course, by the last president, who got about 3 million fewer votes than his opponent. in american democracy, it is truly rare to see rights taken away in this fashion. the proverbial moral arc of the universe, justice, striving for a more perfect union, to watch these things born backwards towards a reactionary pass, as starkly as this, and one moment to the next, it makes you feel physically nauseous. speaking only for myself, as a person who can become pregnant, a man, it s not even a tiny sliver
wasn t as constitutional then today might make you think. for example, it was not a particularly controversial decision among american evangelicals. the southern baptist convection, they adopted pro abortion resolutions regularly during the 1970s and the december baptist. when roe was handed down, the southern baptist convention welcomed and explained why. he said i felt that it was only after a child was born and had a life separate from its mother that it became an individual person and always been for seem to me that when it is best for the mother in the future it should be allowed. southern baptist convention. we re on roe versus wade and also really a genius between the political parties there were a lot of pro-choice republicans. republican governors were at the forefront of decriminalizing in that states in the 1960s including the governor of california ronald reagan. in 1967, governor reagan signed into law the so it s not there was not disagreements over abortion o
regularly during the 1970s, including after the roe decision in 1973, the southern bout this. when roe was handed down in 73, though, the former president of the southern baptist convention welcomed it and explained why. he said, quote, i was about that it was only after a child was born and had a life separate from its mother that it became an individual person. it is always there for seem to me what is best for the mother and for the future should be allowed. southern path this convention. reaction to roe v. wade, we are also really heterogeneous for a long time between two political parties, there were plenty of antiabortion democrats and lots of pro-choice republicans. republican governors are at the forefront of decarbonizing abortion in states in the 1960s, including the governor of california, a man named ronald reagan. in 1967, ronald reagan signed into law the most liberal abortion rights bill in the country in california. it is not that there was not disagreement ov
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