From the cut and gimlet media, this is the cut on Tuesdays. I'm your host Molly Fisher. Play it right, right, play it right, play it right,

play it right, play it right,

and right. If you might watch the State of the Union a few weeks ago, you might remember this.

Lawmakers in New York cheered with delight upon the passage of legislation that would

allow a baby to be ripped from the mother's womb moments from birth. These are living, feeling

beautiful babies who will never get the chance to share their love and their dreams

with the world.

Donald Trump was talking about the reproductive health act, a new law in New York.

It allows abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy to protect a mother's health or if a fetus isn't viable.

And this moment in the State of the Union stands out for a more important reason than the

basic unpleasantness of Donald Trump talking about beautiful babies.

With Trump's appointees on the Supreme Court, Roe versus Wade

is vulnerable.

Abortion rights are under attack.

And abortions that happen later in pregnancy

are the most widely attacked.

For opponents, they're the easiest to vilify.

To defend the dignity of every person,

I am asking Congress to pass legislation to prohibit the late term abortion of children

who can feel pain in the mother's room. These abortions are also incredibly rare.

Trump makes it sound like there's some mob of baby haters celebrating in the streets. But only 1.3% of abortions in the US

even happen after the second trimester. And when a woman wants to end a pregnancy at

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