constitutionally protected procedure and form of healthcare inaccessible to pregnant people who have needed it over decades. that hasn t roused this kind of oh, no, abortion is under attack. we ve had thousands of state regulations passed, state law, trap laws that eroded roe for years and not only has the populous not made aware of that, the democratic party hasn t taken it up with the passion that it absolutely should have. there has been not the energy needed to point out that this was what was always on the horizon and that s including from the democratic party that was supposed to be rallying troops over these decades. well, i m going to talk about this next block with ayanna presley. this texas law is so odious, indefensible, you couldn t conjure a better foil for people that believe in the right to choice and bodily autonomy of women than this law. so you might as well lean into it.
laws to ban abortions outright if row was reversed. 12 other states could quickly follow. let s discuss it with dalia, senior editor and legal correspondent for slate. she also hosts a podcast. good evening. hi. tell us about this case. it has to do with a law and mississippi called the station will age acts that passed in 2018. what are the details of the case? essentially, this is one of a whole host of bands that passed more or less when kavanaugh was seated. up until then, the move had been the so-called trap laws. trap stands for targeted regulation abortion providers. those were the kind of laws that said we re going to regulate clinics, for going to regulate and have women listen to scripts from physicians, we re going to regulate how admitting privileges are
abortion would be illegal in these states. trigger laws to ban abortions outright if roe is reversed. 12 others could follow. dahlia, hosts the podcast amicus, good evening. tell us about this case. law in mississippi, gestational age act that passed in 2018. what are the details of the case? essentially this is one of a whole host of bans that passed more or less when justice brett kavanaugh was seated. up until then the move had been the so-called t.r.a.p. laws. targeted regulation of abortion providers. going to regulate clinics, have women listen to scripts from physicians, regulate how admitting privileges are
just like julie is doing they fly doctors in from other states. and that makes those clinics even more vulnerable to getting shutdown by the crettive and aggressive anti-abortion forces. there s a whole class of laws known as trap laws, t-r-a-p regulations designed for one purpose, to shutdown portion clinic because clinics aren t supposed to be able to comply with these requirements. one of the more infashioned trap laws over the past several years is a rule of requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital wherever they re practice. there s no medical reason for this. abortion is relatively safe low risk procedure that in most cases can be done in a doctors office. complications that require hospitalization are very rare, and even in those very rare cases the doctor who performs
fly doctors in from other states. and that makes those clinics even more vulnerable to getting shut down by the very creative and aggressive anti-abortion forces working in the state legislatures. there s a whole class of laws known as t.r.a.p. laws, t-r-a-p, regulations designed for one purpose, to shun down abortion clinics because clinics aren t supposed to be able to comply with these requirements. one of the more in fashion t.r.a.p. laws over the past several years is a rule of requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a