Roe v. Wade Under Threat As Conservative Nominee All But Assured Seat on Supreme Court

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🗓️ 25 September 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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President Donald Trump said he will name his nominee to succeed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Saturday -- a little more than a week after the death of the trailblazing feminist jurist. One of the top contenders is Amy Coney Barrett, whose conservative jurisprudence calls into question the future of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that affirmed a woman's right to choose an abortion. We'll talk about the likelihood that a conservative majority would overturn Roe and what that would mean for women across the country, particularly those who live in states that already limit abortion access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.9	From KQED. From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim. Coming up on forum, we take a deep dive into what Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing could mean for Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision
1:07.8	that affirmed a woman's right to choose an abortion. While the strategy of anti-abortion
1:12.5	groups has been to severely weaken the right, attorneys now say the right itself could be in
1:17.1	jeopardy. We'll look at the nuances of the balance of power on the Supreme Court, the role of
1:22.3	legal precedent, and the potential impacts on the ground of the law being overturned.
1:27.7	Join us after this news.
1:29.9	This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. President Trump said he will name his nominee to succeed
1:50.6	Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tomorrow. The trailblazing feminist jurist became
1:55.9	the first woman and Jewish American to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol this morning.
2:01.2	One of Trump's top contenders to succeed her is Amy Coney Barrett, whose conservative
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