So far in this series, you've heard Sarah Weddington basically kick the asses of the Texas

attorneys both times Roe was argued.

She kicked their asses over whether a fetus was a person because it's not.

And even if the court were inclined to decide that a fetus is a person, Sarah was ready.

She proceeded to kick the Texas attorney's asses on the balancing test between the rights of a fetus and the rights of a pregnant person because the alive, breathing person is the one whose rights should come first.

She even kicked their asses over whether there's enough at stake for the state to be able to regulate abortion in the first place.

So Texas just conceded, right?

They took the L, apologized for wasting the court's time, and went home.

Moni, you are a dreamer.

You may say I'm a dreamer.

Well, but you're not the only one.

Exactly.

Texas, unfortunately, did not take the L.

As a last resort, attorneys for Texas argued that pregnant people don't even have the right to go to court in the first place. Here's Jay Floyd.

I think she makes her choice prior to times she becomes pregnant. That is the time of the choice.

Literally, Texas's coup de grace was that pregnant people cannot have standing because their choice was made before they were pregnant.

They even tried to claim that because Jane Roe couldn't get her case to the Supreme Court before she gave birth, she couldn't sue on behalf of other pregnant people.

So they're basically trying to take the ball and go home.

Are you kidding me?

Did the justices seem to buy it?

And how did Sarah Weddington respond?

That's exactly what we're going to discuss in this episode.

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