. it s 4:00 in the east. happy friday. it is just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the earthquake that completely up ended women s health and american politics. of course we re talking about the supreme court ruling overturning roe v. wade and eliminating abortion access and abortion rights for millions of american women. looking back it is hard to understate the legacy of that dobbs decision. first there is, of course, the rulings near immediate impact on women and reproductive health care in america. the new york times reports this. in the year since roe fell, 20 states enacted laws banning or restricting abortion, forcing a rapid shift in the country s patchwork of abortion access. at least 61 clinics, planned parenthood facilities, and doctors offices stopped offering abortions in the last year. most were in the 14 states that banned abortion outright, but the uncertainty surrounding laws in several other states also caused providesers there to shutdown. all of it h
know. i hope no one uses it to describe me. thank you so much for joining us today. the lead with jake tapper starts in three seconds. tuffah nasty are nice and calm. belief starts right now we re just three days away from the 2024 first general election presidential still debated airs right here on cnn and former president trump is taking his debate prep to the campaign trail, asked me supporters what approach he should take on thursday night? biden is preparing with his closest advisers behind closed doors over camp david had it s been two years since the supreme court decision that overturned roe versus wade setting off fight in states over reproductive rights were to take a closer look at what has happened across the country since roe fell. plus the violent scenes out of los angeles is pro-palestinian supporters. the city ended up on a synagogue in a predominantly jewish neighborhood to protest the war in gaza. now, several lawmakers and president biden s and demonstr
back. also joining us former white house health policy director and currently an msnbc medical contribute, were our friend dr. kavita patel is here, and the cochair of the american bridge and of planned parenthood is back. we ve been having conversations on and off tv about this journey, the need to protect the right to abortion health care, but really over the last year to see the country track with where all of your decades of work has always been, what are your personal feelings one year from the dobbs decision? well, i think one of the most interesting take-aways after a year of this is that it is absolutely clear this country and the voters in this country support abortion rights. you said it in the polling you showed, it s only gotten stronger. i think as people have actually