Abortion Is All But Banned In Texas

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🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A state law took effect Wednesday banning abortion after about six weeks, before many women even know they are pregnant. It also allows people to sue others seeking an abortion and anyone who aids them in the process, with damages beginning at ten thousand dollars plus attorney's fees. So far, the Supreme Court has not halted the legislation.

So far, the Supreme Court has not halted the legislation.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg, and KUT reporter Ashley Lopez.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Connor and Boulder, Colorado.
0:02.9	I just finished the second and final day of the Colorado Barg XAM,
0:06.5	and whenever I got a constitutional law question on the test,
0:09.4	I always did my best to read the question in my head in the voice of Nina Totenburg.
0:14.0	So, hopefully that helped.
0:15.8	This podcast was recorded at...
0:17.6	Ha-ha!
0:19.4	11, 27 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 1st.
0:24.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear this,
0:26.0	but I'm sure I'll still be waiting to get my results back.
0:28.8	Alright, here's the show.
0:33.5	Nina, a tribute to you.
0:35.1	Ha-ha! So nice.
0:38.6	Well, hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:41.6	I'm Musma Khalid, I cover the White House.
0:43.7	I'm Nina Totenburg, I cover the Supreme Court.
0:46.4	And today on the show, we have a special guest,
0:49.6	Ashley Lopez from Member Station KUT in Austin.
0:52.8	Ashley, thanks for joining us.
0:54.3	Happy to be here.
0:55.6	Ashley, you are joining us because we have big news from Texas today.
0:59.1	The state now has the most restrictive abortion law in the entire country,
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