many states have multiple laws governing abortion on the books. in the world it is unclear which laws were infected with the even mean. take arizona, for example. it is unclear which law will take in effect there. two of the states top officials are indiscriminate about it. republican governor doug doocy says a recently passed 15-week abortion ban takes president. that would allow providers to offer some abortion care in the state. the attorney general, however, says that a 121 year old law banning all abortions is in effect. since the attorney general in forces the laws in the states clinics, they have decided that it s too risky to keep offering abortions. they have entirely stopped until everyone can get on the same page. arizona is one of the states highlighted in this darker red on the map. no abortions in those dark red states are being offered. the laws are clearer in some of these other nine states, but the reality of post roe america is equally grim everywhere. yes
what matters to them and what doesn t. that moment of clarity is right now. last night, contrary to what many were led to believe, americans across the country propelled democrats to what may have been the most consequential political achievement for the democratic party since the day joe biden was elected. voters injected rocket fuel directly into the party s blood stream. electing democratic candidates and advancing their key policy positions. in kentucky, the governor s race once projected to be a very close one was not. incumbent democrat andy beshear won by a 6-pointrgin. in a state that donald trump won 6 points. in virginia, nbc news projects democrats retain control of the state senate and actually flipped the house of delegates. now governor glenn youngkin, the conservative poster boy generating national buzz, will wrestle with two chambers controlled by the democratic party over matters of gun safety, voting rights and the issue that defined that race and others, re
A professor of constitutional law at university. also for team a cost grace, ceo of the national women s law center and president of the national women s law center action fund. it morning to both of you. thank you for being with us. we have talked a lot about the constitution, the cream court in the last few years. well a packed week. while, rightfully, the abortion decision got the most attention, there were a lot of things that happened in the last week that the field many americans like setbacks. for seema, i want to talk with with you. notwithstanding the abortion discussion, what s your sense of the last set of decisions by the court? i think when you pair the abortion decision together with the client decision, the gun s decision, the decision around separation of church and state. all of this together lead people to believe that we are now in a totally new face with
Been casted to doubt because it appears brett kavanaugh and for other conservative justices appear ready to overturn roe. now, language and the draft leaked opinion is making concerns about the implicit rights to abortion, contraceptive use, and same sex marriage more real. quote, the constitution makes no reference to abortion and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one on which the defenders of roe now rely. the due process clause on the 14th amendment, and quote. i m joined now by 14, the president and ceo of the women s law center and the national women s law center action fund. fatima, good to see you. thank you for being with us. as you can see, i am sporting my constitution here. i would like to read the due process clause of the 14th amendment so people know what we are talking about. it says, no state shall make or enforce any law that should abridge the privileges or immunities of the citizens of the united states, nor shall