Roe v. Wade, Part 1: Who Was Jane Roe?

The Daily

The New York Times

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4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The confirmation of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court may hinge on a single ruling: Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the United States. In a two-part series, “The Daily” takes a look at the history and legacy of the case. Guest: Sabrina Tavernise, a New York Times correspondent who reported on the story of Roe v. Wade for “The Daily.” For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:26.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.
0:33.0	This is The Daily.
0:36.0	Today, the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh may hinge on a single Supreme Court rule, Roe
0:47.9	V Wade.
1:04.0	July 23rd.
1:09.0	Do you want to see the court overturn Roe V Wade?
1:11.2	Well, if we put another two or perhaps three justices on, that's really what's going
1:15.8	to be, that will happen and that will happen automatically in my opinion because I am
1:20.8	putting pro-life justices on the court.
1:27.0	You don't understand, so don't say that you do.
1:29.3	I understand why your points are.
1:31.8	You don't understand that making abortion illegal and inaccessible will hurt more women than
1:35.2	just having equal access for everyone.
1:38.1	What about the children?
1:39.1	My body, my children, their fetuses.
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