around 16 weeks, is what the medical professionals would say. if you abandon it viability test, commonalities it is case by case, and states can come up with all kinds of random tests orjust say it is “p random tests orjust say it is up to the legislature or the judges, and there will be a race to the bottom because many states already have trigger laws, which is as soon as roe vs wade is overturned, these laws go into effect and they will affect abortion going outward. will affect abortion going outward- will affect abortion going outward. ., outward. how does the court reached its outward. how does the court reached its ruling outward. how does the court reached its ruling on - outward. how does the court| reached its ruling on this? do each of the justices go and make their own minds up and then we get that final tally? or could it be that they discuss it, and it comes down to how persuasive some are in the arguments they put their fellow justices? the arguments they put thei
of the court s impending decision? ~ . decision? well, what it will likely do. decision? well, what it will likely do. if decision? well, what it will likely do, if it decision? well, what it will likely do, if it rules - decision? well, what it will likely do, if it rules in - likely do, if it rules in favour of mississippi, and essentially upholds the law that would prohibit abortion after 15 weeks, it will, the signal to at least 22 other states, but they also can pass laws that will inhibit abortion for possibly less than 15 months. 12 months, ten months. because ultimately what mississippi is arguing is that the court abandoned the viability test, established in 1992, in the planned parenthood the casey case, which essentially found that the 14th amendment s protection of a person s liberty without due process of law, the way that is interpreted for a woman is that her bodily integrity, her physical autonomy cannot be compromised by banning abortion before the viability of a
close call. ultimately the question here is, you have got sixjudges who have question here is, you have got six judges who have gone on the records prior to when they were justices, and have expressed their personal policy preference against abortion. and so the test is that when they testified before congress during the confirmation hearings and they are asked, will you uphold roe vs wade, the answer for will you uphold roe vs wade, the answerfor all of them will you uphold roe vs wade, the answer for all of them was, my policy preferences will not interfere with my independence and impartiality in upholding the us constitution. so the question now is, will they follow precedent, roe vs wade and planned parenthood vs casey, and uphold a woman s right to abortion, or their policy preferences against abortion influence a decision evenif abortion influence a decision even if that is not what they will admit. even if that is not what they willadmit. but even if that is not what they will
they want it banned without the exception of incest or rape, and lydia knows how that feels. i actually was in that same situation. i was scared. i was thinking, you know what, even if i am, it s just amazing that there s possibly a baby inside of me. even with the law still intact, many have been forced to travel thousands of miles from states like texas where abortion is banned afterjust six weeks, to more liberal states to access the care they need. one 19 year old has come across half the country from houston to seattle. she was assaulted, did a pregnancy test that was negative, but over the following weeks, her body continued to change. i was scared. i don t want any memory of that day, any connection to that person. i could not get any help for
a law telling states that you cannot have a law which bans abortion, but then that will be abortion, but then that will be a separation of powers problem. they will come back and say, no, the court said we could. 0k, a decision that has far reaching implications. thank you very much indeed. we have to leave it there. have to leave it there. thank ou. for months, china has been probing taiwan s airspace, leading to speculation it could be preparing to attack or even invade the island. all of this has raised concerns among asian and american officials of increased instability in the region. the commander of the us seventh fleet has been talking to our correspondent ruperet wingfield hayes during navy exercises with allies on board the uss carl vinson. a pair of us stealth jets streaks past the aircraft carrier carl vinson in a mock attack formation. this is a show for tv cameras. it s also a message for america s adversaries. so, by my estimation, we re now somewhere about 500km off the