missile defense system and artillery in the coming days. another supreme court decision, this one rejecting states rights on gun safety . i ll speak to a noted expert on the second amendment as president biden signed into law some gun safety measures. we begin with abortion. nbc s pete william and linda greenhouse. pete, first to you. states are acting quickly today and over the weekend. what challenges are you following that we should expect more of? i think there are going to be many more of them. they all follow a similar pattern saying, we understand the u.s. supreme court has said the u.s. constitution allows states to ban abortion, but what about state constitutions that oftentimes differ and provide more protection in certain categories than the federal constitution does? we have a lawsuit in utah that says the state constitution provides more protection for personal autonomy and family planning issues. one in florida says state privacy protections allow abortio
migrants that they don t really want to send back to mexico to begin with. complicated, indeed. miriam jordan, thank you for your time. that wraps up the hour for me. i m jose. follow the show online. i thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. good morning. i m andrea mitchell in washington. following the aftershocks of the supreme court s decision to overturn roe v. wade radling the political landscape. thousands of americans on both sides of the issue in red states and blue have been taking to the streets since friday s decision. the majority protesting against the decision. the polls show most americans do oppose it. i am in fear for every woman in the country. it s painful today. it really hurts. you can t believe our country has gone backwards. democrats control. they have the majority. if they abolish the filibuster and decide to do something about it, they can. new pressure on president biden to take ste
secondly, what about a state trying to prohibit somebody from traveling to another state to seek an abortion? justice kavanaugh said he didn t think states could do that. what about corporations that want to have benefits to help their employees who want to go to another state, travel to another state to seek an abortion, would that, for example, violate the texas law that allows lawsuits against anybody who aids in an abortion? so lots of questions are opened up by this decision, andrea, and it will be months and months and months while this plays out. indeed. if not even years, pete. dasha burns is in minnesota where there is a 1931 law criminalizing abortion. it took effect at the overturning of roe. but there is a court injunction putting it that on hold. a state court injunction. so you spoke to four women who
reelection this fall and are at opposite ends of the issue. there s confusion after the state s largest health care provider initially said they would follow guidance from a 1931 state law only allowing abortion to protect the life of the mother. that law is now unenforceable under a temporary state court injunction. it s a case of a number of states where there is a democratic governor or in pennsylvania an open democratic seat in the state house and republican legislatures who can then move barring a democratic veto to outlaw abortion. let s begin with where things stand in your state. we have a 1931 law on the books that criminalizes abortion, no exceptions really, no exception for rape, no