- Washington weighs in onthe Texas abortion ban.

Good evening, I'm Jenna Browder.

- And I'm John Jessup.Welcome to "Faith Nation."

Tonight, Speaker Nancy Pelosi

is promising a vote onan abortion rights bill

when House lawmakers return to Washington

in a couple of weeks.

It is the latest in the fallout

after a Supreme Court overnight ruling

that essentially makes abortionsix weeks into pregnancy

a crime in the state of Texas.

- Still, the law faces manylegal challenges ahead.

For more on what this decision means

and the nationwide reaction to it,

we are joined by CapitolHill correspondent

Abigail Robertson.

Abigail.

- That's right, Jenna.

Abortion advocates went to the Court

with an emergency appeal on Wednesday

trying to stop the law from taking effect,

but the justices ruledfive to four to deny it,

as you said, paving the way

for many more legal challenges to come.

- The impact is thathundreds of unborn children

across Texas are protectedstarting yesterday

and ongoing until thelitigation reaches a resolution.

- [Abigail] Mallory Quigleyfrom the Susan B. Anthony List

tells CBN News all eyes are now

on how the Court will rulenext summer on the Dobbs

versus Jackson Women'sHealth Organization case.

- At issue there is a15 week abortion limit

that was passed in thestate of Mississippi,

but the Court has specially said

that they're going to address the question

of whether or notpre-viability bans on abortion,

and Texas' heartbeat lawfits that description,

they're going to address theconstitutionality of that.

- [Abigail] Quigley says the Court's

majority ruling this week could be a sign

of another pro-life victoryto come in the Dobbs case.

- Hopefully that they'llcontinue to rule in a way

that takes the handcuffs off the states

and allows them to passand enact and enforce laws

that are reflective ofthe values of the people

that live in these individual states.

- [Abigail] The majority'sopinion made a point in saying,

"This order is not based on any conclusion

"about the constitutionalityof Texas' law,

"and in no way limits otherprocedurally proper challenges."

Justice Sonia Sotomayorcalled the order stunning

in her dissent writing that,

"Last night, the Court silently acquiesced

"in a state's enactment of a law

"that flouts nearly 50 yearsof federal precedents."

As of today, most abortionsare banned in Texas

and private citizens can sue anyone

who helps someone facilitatean illegal abortion.

While pro-life advocatescelebrate the new law,

the White House saysit's unconstitutional.

- This extreme Texaslaw blatantly violates

the Constitutional rightestablished until Roe v. Wade

and upheld as precedentfor nearly half a century.

It will significantlyimpair women's access

to the healthcare they need,

particularly for communities of color

and individuals with low incomes.

It also deputizes privatecitizens to bring lawsuits

against anyone who they believe

has helped another person get an abortion.

- [Abigail] Pro-life experts estimate

this will prevent 150 babiesa day from being aborted.

(fetal heart beats)

Quigley also pointedthat all three justices

appointed by President Donald Trump

voted to allow theTexas law to take effect

and says they could play a crucial role

in possibly overturning Roe versus Wade

in the years to come.

- Abby, tell us about thenext big pro-life ruling

facing the Supreme Court.

- Well, that Dobbs v. Jacksoncase that Mallory mentioned

is the next big one.

There will be arguments in the fall

and the decision on that will likely come

at the beginning of next summer

and a lot of thesenationwide abortion cases

are looking at how thejustices rule in this case.

And as Mallory said, it has the potential

to give more power to the states

to enact these abortion laws

that would constitutionally hold

and not be able to face legal challenges.

- And Abigail, as we mentionedat the top of the show,

it looks like there's going to be

Congressional movement on this as well.

Can you tell us more about that?

- Mm-hmm.

So as Speaker Pelosi said today,

that she will bring a vote,

excuse me, bring a bill tothe House floor for a vote

that would give nationwideabortion legal rights nationwide

and that it would basically make it

so that these states cannotenact their own abortion laws,

like Texas and like Mississippi.

Now, this bill will likely pass the House,

but in a 50-50 divided Senate,

it is mostly certainly doomed.