abortion laws as republican state abortions since the overturning of roe v. wade. it is putting access to abortions further out of reach for millions of women and punishing medical providers. here s cnn s tom foreman. texas has a tough new code of the west abortions are now outlawed from the moment of conception with no exception for pregnancies that come from rape or incest. a doctor can provide an abortion but only if it appears a mother will die or be seriously impaired without one. in some cases providing an illegal abortion could be a first degree felony. and in the lone star state, the penalty for that can be life in prison. 50 years ago, in 1972, abortion was just as illegal in texas as it is now today. tennessee has gone a similar direction we expect the law to be followed. we ve legal protection for fetuses starting at fertilization, no exceptions for rape or incest, and for doctors, the same tough rule. an abortion is legal only to save mothers life or prevent
is that to happen this afternoon. rights relating to abortion are not guaranteed by the state constitution. the proposal will have to pass another round in the state legislature. if it does, abortion rights will be on the ballots for pennsylvania voters as early as next spring. meanwhile, president biden citing an executive order that will protect women will have to be able to travel to out of state abortions, this move, is coming after weeks of pressure from fellow democrats to take action, following the supreme courts overturned of roe. biden describing the ruling as quote, terrible, extreme, and totally wrong headed. nbc s laura bell it is traveling with the president. yasmin, president biden has
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rallied for them to say it should matter where they are, they should get help with these abortions, whether they are here illegally or not. today, the supreme court vacated the lower court ruling that essentially said, yes, the administration has to help them with that, or when they are in federal custody, it has to be allowed. but it s moot because the young woman who was at the center of that case did get an abortion. the aclu says they want to stop fighting on this. two sides have waited for the department of justice said, we are please with the supreme court s decision that set aside a lower court s decision. the supreme court as her. we made clear that the federal government is not required to sevilla state abortions for minor. naral says every woman i want to get a reaction for both of you. tyler, i will start with you. this is really interesting. i think that my organization, because we are conservative group that does advocate for
assault on state by state abortions and winning. kerry is the state coordinatoco. for decades, kansas has been a hot bed of antiabortion. around the country, we remember the death of dr. george tiller in 2009 killed by an activist. now, they have this small victory, but how is this going to impact abortion services in the state and what does it do to the national conversation? well, this victory has very serious consequences for the women of kansas. with the implementation of this legislation we saw this week, we did have three abortion clinics in the kansas city area serving women. the ultimate result of the implementation of these extreme regulations is that we now have one abortion clinic still