Lawrence: Republican men who write abortion bans don't care about the life of the mother

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Concerns grow over the GOP-led elections board in Georgia. Also, the Montana seat may be key to Democrats keeping Senate control. Plus, Donald Trump makes a bizarre claim that nuclear weapons are the biggest threat to the Michigan auto industry. And Vladimir Putin is accused of war crimes against Ukraine. Sen. Raphael Warnock, Sen. Jon Tester, Shawn Fain, and Oleksandra Matviichuk join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	Now it is time for the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell. Good evening,
0:04.0	Lawrence. Good evening Alex and here in the Washington studio tonight we have the
0:07.8	beginnings of a Senate quorum. We have Senator Raphael Warnock joining us and
0:12.1	Senator John Tester.
0:13.4	Exciting.
0:15.2	You could maybe pass a bill because they can't seem to.
0:18.2	Enjoy that room, Lawrence.
0:22.2	Have a great show. Thank you. Thanks, Alex. All abortion
0:26.4	bands are the same, but some abortion bands pretend to be different.
0:35.0	Now I believe in the exceptions for rape incest and life of the mother. I believe strongly
0:40.1	in it.
0:40.3	If the Trump abortion ban in your state includes exceptions for rape
0:46.0	incest on the life of the mother, how do you qualify for those exceptions?
0:50.3	Each one of those abortion bans that includes exceptions includes strict
0:55.0	legal rules for qualifying for the exceptions, rules that are designed to be
1:00.0	impossible to comply with.
1:03.3	How do you prove to the abortion ban authorities
1:06.0	in your state that you were raped?
1:08.7	How would you prove to the abortion ban authorities
1:11.1	in your state that you were raped by your stepfather.
1:15.0	I've never slept a full night in my entire life.
1:20.0	I was five years old when my stepfather abused me for the first time.
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