The Supreme Court and the US Senate Race in Missouri (2018)
AThe election of Donald Trump in 2016 led to the confirmation of three conservative justices on the Supreme Court. During the 2018 election, however, the political composition of the court was still on the line: Brett Kavanaugh had been nominated but not yet confirmed. This PBS NewsHour segment profiles voters in Missouri, showing how abortion politics influenced individual voters as well as the races run by the candidates.
September 12, 2018 3:00pm-4:00pm PDT | PBS NewsHour | September 12, 2018 This video clip and associated transcript appear from 30:18 - 36:36 in the full record.
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Hospital Review Committees Before Roe v. Wade (1969)
Restricting Public Funds for Abortion (1977)
Teenage Abortion and the Right to Privacy (1979)
The National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) Mobilizes (1985)
The Tactics of Operation Rescue (1989)
The FDA Approves the Abortion Pill (2000)
The Supreme Court Considers Overturning Roe v. Wade (2021)