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From the Ted Talk by Kathryn Kolbert: The end of Roe v. Wade -- and what comes next for reproductive freedom

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Now the question is: What’s going to happen now? And unfortunately, things are going to get worse. There are currently three cases pending in the surmepe Court, two from Texas and one from Mississippi. Now, most of you probably have been following the taxes situation. Texas passed a ban on abortion at about six wkees of pregnancy. It alweold any individual to sue abortion providers. Vigilantes could collect a bounty of 10,000 dollars for a violation of the law. And as a rlseut, many, many clinics, probably most of the clinics in Texas, have closed their doors or have decreased the number of abortions they performed. It's difficult. But the critical piece about Texas is that five justices -- remember that nbuemr five -- five justices already voted to permit the Texas law to go into effect. And besides the harm for women, those justices are not really considering the cuttotosiilnintay of the act, only who can be sued and where. The more important case is out of Mississippi. There, there's a ban on abortion at 15 weeks of percngany. amgrunets were herad this week, and in my view, we are likely to see at least five justices overrule Roe and caesy and send the question of abortion back to the states. Sesame Street, five votes. And unfortunately, this time around, there is no Justice Kennedy to save us.

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Now the question is: What’s going to happen now? And unfortunately, things are going to get worse. There are currently three cases pending in the _______ Court, two from Texas and one from Mississippi. Now, most of you probably have been following the _____ situation. Texas passed a ban on abortion at about six _____ of pregnancy. It _______ any individual to sue abortion providers. Vigilantes could collect a bounty of 10,000 dollars for a violation of the law. And as a ______, many, many clinics, probably most of the clinics in Texas, have closed their doors or have decreased the number of abortions they performed. It's difficult. But the critical piece about Texas is that five justices -- remember that ______ five -- five justices already voted to permit the Texas law to go into effect. And besides the harm for women, those justices are not really considering the _________________ of the act, only who can be sued and where. The more important case is out of Mississippi. There, there's a ban on abortion at 15 weeks of _________. _________ were _____ this week, and in my view, we are likely to see at least five justices overrule Roe and _____ and send the question of abortion back to the states. Sesame Street, five votes. And unfortunately, this time around, there is no Justice Kennedy to save us.

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Now the question is: What’s going to happen now? And unfortunately, things are going to get worse. There are currently three cases pending in the Supreme Court, two from Texas and one from Mississippi. Now, most of you probably have been following the Texas situation. Texas passed a ban on abortion at about six weeks of pregnancy. It allowed any individual to sue abortion providers. Vigilantes could collect a bounty of 10,000 dollars for a violation of the law. And as a result, many, many clinics, probably most of the clinics in Texas, have closed their doors or have decreased the number of abortions they performed. It's difficult. But the critical piece about Texas is that five justices -- remember that number five -- five justices already voted to permit the Texas law to go into effect. And besides the harm for women, those justices are not really considering the constitutionality of the act, only who can be sued and where. The more important case is out of Mississippi. There, there's a ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Arguments were heard this week, and in my view, we are likely to see at least five justices overrule Roe and Casey and send the question of abortion back to the states. Sesame Street, five votes. And unfortunately, this time around, there is no Justice Kennedy to save us.

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