colleagues it would be eccentric to change governments when we re delivering so much. i regret not to have been successful in those arguments. and there s big breaking news from moscow. appearing at her trial today wnba star center brittney griner has pleaded guilty to drug charges but said it was accidental, just one day after president biden spoke with her wife cherelle by phone. her plea to perhaps accelerate the end of the trial, perhaps lead to negotiations to her release. we ll have more coming up this afternoon at the white house. the president awarded the medal of freedom to 17 americans for their dedication to the nation. denzel washington, gold medal ayes simone biles, gabby giffords, simone campbell and steve jobs and john mccain post posthumously. we begin with keir simmons, doug has worked with johnson in the past and welcome to you all. sir peter is also author of they call it diplomacy. and now a big welcome to all including keir, first of all, boris johnso
In mississippi. it was at the center of the supreme court case. they are seeing a few patients today for follow-up appointments and things of the like. as of the end of the day, the doors will close permanently. what this does really is this effectively wipes out abortion access across a wide portion of the south. women here in mississippi, the nearest place is either florida or illinois, both of them several hours away. for many women here, many of whom live in poverty, who do not have very much means, that is not a feasible trip. it s not something they can do. we are seeing not only this clinic, but others in states where abortion has been outlawed, moving their services to other states. this place that s known here as the pink house because of its color is going to move to new mexico. they are reopening a clinic there. they will see patients in two weeks. they are going to provide services elsewhere. they remain concerned for the
Two states have been building restriction after restriction for decades, now they turned it into ban after ban. all of it setting the stage for a potential patch work of laws from state to state. from mississippi governor, at the center of the supreme court case. at the end of the day, there is no right to abortion in the united states constitution. in order to defend people across this nation who want to, if they need to get an abortion, they can come to illinois and they will be free. and back to washington, quickly, we talked about this. all of this the top republican in the senate, mitch mcconnell said in an interview with u.s.a today, it is possible to see a federal abortion ban if
Hours away from here. that would still be able to perform abortions and offer those services. we are opening its facility in new mexico, currently, in preparation. people need to wake up and watch what s happening around them. it s very serious. nobody s paying attention. this is why and how they were able to do this. a wake up call from the director of mississippi s only abortion clinic, now, at the center of the supreme court case. and nbc news analysis says at least 23 states will immediately ban abortion should the supreme court go head and strike down roe versus wade. with us tonight to discuss, oklahoma abortion provider dr. maya bass she s also the member of the committee to protect health care. and nancy northup, the president and the cc o for the center reproductive right which represents the abortion in the case of challenging mississippi law banning abortions after 15
Here, and i put that same question to shannon brewer who is the director of the last-standing abortion clinic in mississippi, and she s overlooking the clinic at the center of the supreme court case. we are making preparations to open facilities in safe states, because we are going to try and continue help women with travel and lodging and stuff if they need services. it will not just go away because the people decided that they know what is best for us all of a sudden. so the reality on the ground here is that women would be having to drive 12 to 18 hours to get any sort aabortion in the area, and i should also note that both of the women heading up these clinics told me it will