180 seconds: Politicians sound off on the Texas abortion ban
1 00:00:00,300 –> 00:00:05,580 >> Texas has literally turn back the clock 50 years so it’s an incredibly dark day not 2 00:00:05,580 –> 00:00:11,190 just for the seven million women of Texas but also to the 80 percent of Americans who who 3 00:00:11,190 –> 00:00:16,680 believe that there should be safe and legal abortion. Most people don’t know that they are actually 4 00:00:16,680 –> 00:00:22,560 pregnant by six weeks. Eighty five percent of abortion happens in Texas after 5 00:00:22,560 –> 00:00:28,230 six weeks. So there could be people waking up today or this week finding out that 6 00:00:28,230 –> 00:00:33,840 they are pregnant and and not having a full range of options to make the best decision for themselves 7 00:00:33,840 –> 00:00:34,830 or their families. 8 00:00:34,920 –> 00:00:38,400 >> What they did in Texas was interesting and I haven’t really been able to look at enough about it. 9 00:00:38,400 –> 00:00:43,560 >> They’ve basically done this through private right of action and so it’s a little bit different than how a lot of these debates have 10 00:00:43,560 –> 00:00:48,780 gone. So so what’s the look I’m going to look at. More significantly added but I would also say I mean what the 11 00:00:48,780 –> 00:00:54,450 court basically did is I don’t think they really even did a substantive ruling on it. They basically said 12 00:00:54,450 –> 00:00:59,820 it’s not right yet for a decision that if it ends up going then you can consider it at that time so 13 00:00:59,820 –> 00:01:01,500 I wouldn’t read too much into it. 14 00:01:01,530 –> 00:01:07,020 >> This is why Congress should step up. Let’s remember that 70 percent of 15 00:01:07,020 –> 00:01:12,510 Americans want to see Roe vs. Wade as the law of the land. The Supreme Court 16 00:01:12,510 –> 00:01:18,330 is not the only one who could provide that Congress Congress pass Roe versus 17 00:01:18,330 –> 00:01:19,010 Wellman. 18 00:01:19,140 –> 00:01:24,450 >> Right now Roe v. Wade is a dead letter in the state of Texas. All eyes are 19 00:01:24,450 –> 00:01:29,650 on the branches of government that can do something to protect women and pregnant people across the nation. 20 00:01:29,650 –> 00:01:32,390 And that is the Congress and the White House. 21 00:01:32,520 –> 00:01:37,640 >> Our creators endowed us with the right to life. 22 00:01:37,770 –> 00:01:43,230 >> And this is not slowing down businesses come into the state of Texas. In fact it is accelerating the 23 00:01:43,230 –> 00:01:46,380 process of businesses coming to Texas particularly Morgan. 24 00:01:46,380 –> 00:01:51,750 >> Interestingly they are leaving the very liberal state of California where our 25 00:01:51,750 –> 00:01:57,360 effort and what the focus of the federal government is is to look for every resource every lever at our disposal 26 00:01:57,360 –> 00:02:02,700 to ensure women in Texas have the ability to seek help health care. I will note that Speaker Pelosi also 27 00:02:02,700 –> 00:02:07,880 put out a statement about the intention to bring up the codification of Roe for a vote which is 28 00:02:07,880 –> 00:02:11,130 something the president certainly supports and would be eager to sign into law. 29 00:02:11,130 –> 00:02:16,530 >> What happened in the last several 36 hours or so has 30 00:02:16,530 –> 00:02:22,620 been stunning. Well Supreme Court making the decision that it did not only disrespected 31 00:02:22,620 –> 00:02:28,050 women it disrespected the Supreme Court and its former decision. It’s 32 00:02:28,050 –> 00:02:31,980 precedent that establishes Roe v. Wade let up on the Texas law. 33 00:02:31,980 –> 00:02:37,730 >> Why does the president support abortion when his own Catholic faith teaches abortion is morally wrong. 34 00:02:38,280 –> 00:02:42,210 >> He believes that it’s a woman’s right. It’s a woman’s body and it’s her choice. 35 00:02:42,210 –> 00:02:45,220 >> Why does the president because you believe them to look out for them more. 36 00:02:45,480 –> 00:02:50,790 >> He believes that it’s up to a woman to make those decisions. And up to women to make those decisions with her doctor I 37 00:02:50,790 –> 00:02:56,420 know you’ve never faced those choices nor have you ever been pregnant. But for women out there who have faced those choices 38 00:02:56,420 –> 00:03:01,650 this is an incredibly difficult thing. President believes their rights should be respected. Go ahead. Well I think we’ve got to move 39 00:03:01,650 –> 00:03:01,800 on.