be if you are a democrat, going into the november elections. so how does this ruling help? does it help? look, it is a terrible thing they are doing to our country. i don t want to, in any way suggest that this is good news. but there is going to be a political price to pay for the republicans, and there should be. but not just on roe in the weight, as terrible as that is. remember, most do not want to do anything when kids are being gunned down in their classrooms. most would go backwards, under this ruling, and with magically, we sit here on pride sunday, we think we made this progress, that is also all at risk. of course, even our right to have intimate associations, interracial marriage, birth control. if you take the courts ruling seriously, all of those things are now on the ballot. so democrats want to build a country where we all count, where we can all go forward in a way that s more prosperous, inclusive. yes, we have challenges. we understand the economy, gas prices and in
president and ceo of thank you, all very much for coming to the sunday show. we have to talk about the abortion ruling, i will come to you first, especially as the former president of planned parenthood, given what you are doing now with american bridge. talk about not just how damaging and devastating the ruling was. but what does it mean for the future of constitutional rights in this country? well, jonathan, thank you for having me. look, i think that this anti-freedom trend by the republican party, and now the supreme court is incredibly disturbing. obviously we saw them take away the rights of millions of people in this country to make decisions about their own pregnancy. and as you say, this is only the beginning. one of the things i think is important to point out is that, even though what the supreme court seems to say, this will now be a state by state issue, i can guarantee you this
mind for people. we have solutions for those things, a plan. the other side has a ploy to empower for themselves, and that is the choice. as i noted, at the top of the show, this is the exact seventh anniversary of the ruling which made marriage equality legal, which made your marriage, my marriage legal in the united states. are you surprised by how much things have changed, how far we have fallen from that incredible supreme court decision, to a point where the supreme court justices are saying, it should be reconsidered, the texas republican gop is plugging in its platform that homosexuality quote, is an abnormal lifestyle. are you shocked by how far we ve fallen in terms of the fight for equality? well i have been telling people s, with john lewis, when they gutted the voting rights