A SCOTUS Case That Could Overturn Roe
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🗓️ 1 December 2021
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Today, the Supreme Court hears what is likely the most consequential reproductive health case in decades. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, will decide whether or not Mississippi can prohibit abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. And the worst case scenario is that the high court uses the case to completely overturn Roe v. Wade. We lay out what listeners should watch for.
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| 0:00.0 | It is Wednesday, December 1st. I'm Gideon Ressik. |
| 0:08.8 | And I'm Josie Defi Rice and this is Watter Day, where we are so excited to announce that |
| 0:13.5 | our reusable masks are now officially considered rare and vintage. |
| 0:17.5 | Yes, and one may even turn you into a green monster in a yellow suit who spins around and |
| 0:25.1 | dances a lot. |
| 0:26.4 | But no promises, that was not a guarantee. |
| 0:31.4 | On today's show, we have more news on the Oma Cron variant, plus what we know so far |
| 0:35.8 | about the tragic school shooting in a Detroit suburb yesterday. |
| 0:39.2 | But first, today the Supreme Court hears what is likely the most consequential reproductive |
| 0:43.9 | health case in many decades. |
| 0:46.3 | The case is called Dobbs versus Jackson Women's Health Organization, and Gideon, this is |
| 0:51.0 | not an exaggeration. |
| 0:52.5 | This is the biggest threat to abortion rights since Roe v Wade was decided almost 50 years |
| 0:57.1 | ago. |
| 0:58.1 | Yeah, it certainly seems to be that way. |
| 0:59.5 | So can you start then by just giving us some basic background on this case? |
| 1:03.6 | Sure. |
| 1:04.6 | So back in 2018, Mississippi passed the Gestational Age Act, which prohibited abortions |
| 1:09.4 | in the state after the 15th week of pregnancy, except in cases of medical emergencies or fetal |
| 1:15.8 | abnormalities. |
| 1:17.3 | Please notice that rape is not on the list of those exceptions. |
| 1:20.8 | And for the record, Gideon, the law is more like a 13 week ban, actually, because it specifies |
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