News Roundup & Comment

Highlighted by abortion news, here's your sample of stories from this week's Round-Up program. More stories, as well as listener comments, can be heard when you review this broadcast.

--A Louisiana bill that would make aborting an unborn baby an act of homicide advanced Wednesday as it passed the House Appropriations Committee in a 7-2 vote.

--As President Joe Biden responded to questions about a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court, he actually referred to an unborn baby as a child. Jim provided audio.

--Jim also provided audio of President Biden calling the MAGA crowd, "...the most extreme political organization that's existed in American history."

--President Biden calls abortion an inerrant right God gave everyone.

--Conservative activists and legal experts are calling for the Supreme Court to release its decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in light of the leaked opinion.

--Audio was presented from Senator Chuck Schumer who announced that next week the U.S. Senate will be voting on legislation to put into code a woman's right to seek an abortion into federal law.

--Former President Barack Obama and his wife call for national protests if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

--26 states are likely to restrict abortion according to the Guttmacher Institute, including 22 with what they call anti-abortion laws that would be reinstated or triggered as soon as Roe v. Wade falls.

More Information

To contact your U.S. senators on the abortion issue call 202-224-3121 or go to senate.gov. House members can be reached at 202-225-3121.