Supreme Court's Texas Abortion Law Decision Explained

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🗓️ 2 September 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Late Wednesday night, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, refused to block a Texas abortion law that went into effect earlier in the day. Sarah and David engage in a very detailed discussion of Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, equipping intrepid listeners to combat any bad legal hot takes they might encounter. They cover what this means for states that want to challenge constitutional rights, for women in Texas with nonviable pregnancies, and, the million dollar question: what this means for the right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. Show Notes: -Supreme Court opinion on Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson -Definition of Ex Parte -Definition of Qui Tam -Link to the complaint and emergency applications in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Advisory Opinions Podcast.
0:06.5	This is David French with Sarah Isger and Sarah this isn't exactly an emergency pod because
0:12.6	it's happening on our normal recording time, but wow, wow.
0:20.5	But it is.
0:21.5	It is an emergency pod because we're going to clear the deck.
0:24.3	We had a whole list of things to talk about and we're just pushing them all and we're
0:28.9	going to focus on the thing that you're all here for, which is the Supreme Court's
0:33.5	5-4 decision in a Texas abortion case.
0:36.6	Yes.
0:37.6	So, here's what we're going to do.
0:39.1	We're going to walk you through this thing from A to Z, okay?
0:43.1	So, I want you listeners.
0:45.3	Yes, that's right.
0:46.6	So, I want you dear listeners to please cleanse your mind of everything you've seen on
0:53.0	Twitter.
0:54.0	Just take a moment of meditation, cleanse your mind of everything that you've seen on Twitter,
1:00.2	cleanse your mind that you've seen in these rapid hot takes because we're going to break
1:05.6	this down and it is not what you think it is.
1:09.8	I can almost guarantee that.
1:11.4	You can tell us at the end.
1:12.4	It's not what you think it is.
1:14.6	This is not a case that has overturned Roe.
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