Michele Goodwin Reacts to Florida’s 6-week Abortion Ban: ‘This Is Quite Extraordinary’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MENENDEZ Michelle ░░░░░░░░ want to start with ░░░░░░░░ thoughts on the implications ░░░░░░░░ this six week ban ░░░░░░░░ Florida how is it ░░░░░░░░ to impact women in ░░░░░░░░ and across the south ░░░░░░░░ Alicia it s good ░░░░░░░░ be back with you ░░░░░░░░ is quite extraordinary what ░░░░░░░░ been in Florida Although ░░░░░░░░ of what I happening ░░░░░░░░ Florida is extraordinary It ░░░░░░░░ been in some ways ░░░░░░░░ oasis for those people ░░░░░░░░ the South who need ░░░░░░░░ health care They were ░░░░░░░░ to travel to Florida ░░░░░░░░ that Florida has essentially ░░░░░░░░ its gates and put ░░░░░░░░ on them that means ░░░░░░░░ it is a desert ░░░░░░░░ the American South much ░░░░░░░░ the American South for ░░░░░░░░ who need reproductive health ░░░░░░░░ this is quite serious ░░░░░░░░ as I ve shared ░░░░░░░░ you on your show ░░░░░░░░ the U S is ░░░░░░░░ deadliest place and all ░░░░░░░░ the industrialized world for ░░░░░░░░ woman to be pregnant ░░░░░░░░ times more likely to ░░░░░░░░ by carrying a pregnancy ░░░░░░░░ term than by having ░░░░░░░░ abortion that s what ░░░░░░░░ learned from the United ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court a few ░░░░░░░░ ago This is really ░░░░░░░░ the proposition and that ░░░░░░░░ not hyperbole That s ░░░░░░░░ on the statistics that ░░░░░░░░ out of the United ░░░░░░░░ and including Florida and ░░░░░░░░ parts of the South.”