the senate. what it means, of course, is that we re in a state by state fight and in the state of texas, i would argue that roe doesn t even exist any more. overnight women that lost access to safe and legal abortion, the isis not just something that happened by chance. this was the republican governor and the republican legislature putting their own political ambitions ahead of the women. it has created total chaos for women, particularly women in rural texas, young women, women who can t drive 250 miles to get to another state to access what is a constitutional right in this country. the law in texas, joyce, was so carefully crafted to be outside of government authority giving the ability to bring it up in civil cases, as you know, and bounty hunters who don t even have to know the person involved. so, what chance does the justice
they may decide to punt, they may decide we don t need to rule on it the direct constitutionality of roe, but that s what they want. they re asking for it in plain terms, not hiding for it. they say we want roe overturned. the court accepted this case and that in and of itself tells you something and the court agreed to up end roe in texas for now, and that may indicate by not ruling by not ruling. it is up ended. roe doesn t exist in texas for now, thanks to the supreme court. we ll see what happens in december. laura jarrett, great to see you. thank you very much. trials are under way right now to see how the pfizer covid vaccine works on younger children. we ll talk to a leading doctor from that trial next. and new evidence in the gabby petito investigation including odd text messages that her mother says made her concerned that something was wrong. still fresh.
out roe that it is essentially an empty promise. but the court on its shadow docket did not even wait. so i think that we ll see states acting as if roe doesn t exist and then ultimately the supreme court affirmatively overturning it. and levinson says that the long term legal question will be whether states press for the concept of fetal personhood which would prevent all states from allowing access to abortion. california governor gavin newsom isn t taking any chances in the state s recall election. he has called on some democratic heavy hurttheyheavy hitters to e a win, but will it be enough? election day is today, election day is tomorrow, election day is next week. last day is accepseptember 14th. so so it is not just get out the vote, it is turn in ththe ballo.
attempt by the republican state legislatures to limit women s reproductive rights. over 500 abortion restrictions have been introduced in 44 states just this year alone. access to abortions are threatened on the federal level, too. the supreme court s recent decision to hear a challenge to mississippi s abortion ban poses a direct threat to rroe v. wade. abortion would be banned in ten states which have passed a trigger law to automatically ban abortion the minute roe doesn t exist. the president and ceo of planned parenthood joins me now. thank you for being here. i really appreciate. before we jump in, i want to rewind member that abortion is still legal in all 50 states right now.