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The News Agents

Abortion in America

The News Agents

Global

News, Daily News, Government, Politics

4.15.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Have the Republicans scored a massive own goal in their attempts to limit women's rights to abortions in the United States? And will this fatally damage their chances of success in November's midterm elections. Producer: Gabriel Radus Planning: Melissa Tutesigensi Video Engineer: Ioana Barbu Deputy Editor: Tom Hughes Executive Producer: Dino Sofos For exclusive daily videos from The News Agents visit Global Player: https://www.globalplayer.com/videos/brands/news-agents/the-news-agents/ The News Agents is a Global Player Original and a Persephonica Production.

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0:00.0

This is a global player original podcast.

0:05.9

The only thing the Democrats are offering to this country is more babies killed by abortion.

0:12.1

We're going to talk about abortion in America because that was Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life Committee.

0:18.9

And I want to paint a quick picture of you.

0:21.4

Four or five women, Carol was one,

0:23.6

surrounding the senior Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina,

0:28.0

who has just dropped a bill that would implement a nationwide ban on abortion

0:33.2

after 15 weeks of pregnancy,

0:36.1

except for in cases of incest or rape.

0:39.6

This bill has very little chance of becoming law,

0:43.4

but we're looking at it today because it's prompting a furious response from the Democrats,

0:48.8

and it might just be the most dangerous move the Republicans have made.

0:54.9

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which gave a woman a right to an abortion,

1:02.3

the Republicans thought they had scored the most unbelievable legislative victory.

1:08.0

They've been campaigning on this for 50 years.

1:14.2

And yet, ever since then, it looks like it is proving immensely costly. Welcome to the newsagents.

1:22.1

The Newsagents. This is John. This is Emily. And we are both in Newsagents HQ.

1:28.9

And we're going to play you a little bit of Senator Graham's bill now.

1:34.3

This is him making his speech.

1:36.4

And what he does is he talks about pain.

1:39.4

It's actually an incredibly complicated title of the bill.

1:42.2

It's called the United States Code to Protect Pain Capable

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