Biden faces obstacles as he tries to protect abortion access

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President Biden this week confronted the political and legal realities about abortion in America and protecting access to it, with a lack of votes from Democrats to reform the filibuster and legalize abortion nationally and limitations under the law. Leah Litman, assistant professor of law at the University of Michigan and host of the “Strict Scrutiny" podcast, joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss.

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