Episode 1450 • • 14:17 - 18:23
1450: New Collar Worker
Senate Fails to Codify Roe v. Wade, Protests Intensify
The U.S. Senate failed to pass legislation that would have codified abortion rights into federal law, with Senator Joe Manchin joining Republicans in opposition. Protests have escalated outside the homes of Supreme Court justices and lawmakers like Susan Collins following the leaked draft opinion. Several states are preparing trigger laws to restrict abortion access immediately if the 1973 landmark ruling is overturned.