Before we get started, I want to give you a heads up that today's episode is all about

Texas' abortion legislation. And in order to talk about what's at stake with these new regulations,

today's episode mentions topics of rape, miscarriage, and stillbirth, which may be difficult for some

listeners. So please take care while listening.

You recognize her from Anchoring on CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg. The only financial expert you

don't need a dictionary to understand. The cold lap in. So this is an uncomfortable topic for me to

cover, but I wanted to put out an episode because I rarely see it linked to financial issues.

And I am very strong in my belief that taking away a woman's right to choose is taking away her

financial future and freedom. This month, the Supreme Court upheld legislation in Texas that

imposed further restrictions on access to abortion. In the media, this is being called an abortion

ban because it practically makes it impossible for women to have abortions in the state. If you've

skimmed the headlines, you've seen that the new legislation now bans abortion for women who are

six weeks pregnant, which is earlier than most women even know their pregnant. As you heard in

episode 26, I had a miscarriage earlier this year, and it was only then actually that I discovered

how pregnancy weeks work. Two weeks are basically added on. It's counted from your last menstrual

cycle, which is technically before conception. So this six weeks business is really four weeks

from conception, and it's really hard for any woman to know she's pregnant then. Even if you're

the exception and you find out that you're pregnant at five or even four weeks, then you only have

a short window to jump through all the hoops required to get an abortion in Texas before you hit

the six week, which is technically four weeks post conception, Mark. But what you might not have

seen in the headlines is that this new legislation creates a vigilante system of mobilizing citizens

in Texas to punish people who are involved in an abortion. This law gives Texans a financial

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