michigan about it, all in a few minutes. but i want to start here in alabama, and the most restrictive and punitive abortion bans in the united country. anyone, whether or not they are a medical professional might be sentenced to prison for up to 99 years if they are found to have caused an abortion in this state. people here are also prohibited from helping someone access abortion care, or even giving out information about it. well, doing those things could be considered conspiracy under the states law, which is been in effect since june 24th. that is the day the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. later on in our show, we will explore this further in another installment of the last across america, featuring my conversation with former abortion care providers, clinics have, advocates and a lawmaker who are navigating through the new realities of living in post row alabama. but here is the thing. alabama is not an outlier. it is punitive measures, they are a feature, not a
away as texas where abortion care has been severely restricted, and now completely banned for nearly one year. months before roe was overturned. and it is not just michigan. similar situations are occurring in colorado, illinois, minnesota, north carolina. the overflow of patients in clinics all over the country, meaning patients will face longer wait times on top of the deep fear of prosecution that many doctors now face, translates into worse health outcomes for patients. now, no pregnancy is without risk. so the radical change in reproductive health care, unfolding across this country right now will have dire consequences, especially if the united states in general, and alabama in particular, already lagging behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to maternal and infant health. the united states is one of the highest maternal mortality rates among developed nations, 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births. it s worse for black american
up to a decade behind bars. alabama is not the only state pushing these laws. we ve been reporting on florida s new parental rights and education law, also known by critics as the don t say gay law and we ve covered texas governor greg abbott ordering investigations into parents allowing gender affirming care for their kids. yamiche, you ve been doing some reporting on this law in alabama in particular. tell us about it. well, alabama, as you noted, has gone further than any other state in making it a felony to provide gender-affirming medical care. i ve talked to a number of trans teens and their families. they say this law if it goes into effect may 8th would be detrimental to their health. i want to play for you harley walker, a 15-year-old transgender girl. an activist who tried to stop this law. here s what she told me about her fear about this situation. this year how we ve tried to
doug jones, not a fan of the tariffs it is safe to say. senator, thanks for being here. explain why you are so opposed to his tariff threat. well, because they are a tax. i mean, this could be the largest tax increase that americans have seen in two or three generations. it is purely a tax on the american people. mexico is not paying for it any more than china is paying for it. alabama in particular will be hurt a lot by mexican tariffs. we ve already been hurt by the chinese retaliatory tariffs, our farmers are hurting, people are scared to death in the automobile industry with threatened automobile tariffs. mexico is the third largest trading partner with alabama. after nafta we have adapted so well with our manufacturing it will be a huge burden on the alabama taxpayer, the american taxpayer. mexico is not going to pay for these tariffs. this he don t do that. the american taxpayer pays for these. i think it s for a real fragile economy right now this could have devastating effect