Bayan
01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
Alabama has adopted a law that would criminalize nearly all abortions and make the penalty for providing one up to 99 years in prison. The man who wrote the law knew it was unconstitutional — and did it anyway. We asked him why. Guests: Eric Johnston, a lawyer in Alabama who has spent more than 30 years trying to ban abortion, and Sabrina Tavernise, a national correspondent for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily).
Background reading:
States across the country are passing some of the most restrictive abortion legislation in decades, setting up court battles that could profoundly reshape abortion access in America (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/us/abortion-laws-2019.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
On Wednesday, Alabama’s governor signed into law a measure to ban most abortions in the state (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/abortion-law-alabama.html?smid=pc-thedaily). Here’s what’s likely to happen next (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/us/alabama-abortion-facts-law-bill.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
Among residents of Alabama, opposition to abortion is widespread (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/us/abortion-law-women.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
Background reading:
States across the country are passing some of the most restrictive abortion legislation in decades, setting up court battles that could profoundly reshape abortion access in America (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/us/abortion-laws-2019.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
On Wednesday, Alabama’s governor signed into law a measure to ban most abortions in the state (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/abortion-law-alabama.html?smid=pc-thedaily). Here’s what’s likely to happen next (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/us/alabama-abortion-facts-law-bill.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
Among residents of Alabama, opposition to abortion is widespread (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/us/abortion-law-women.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)