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GLENN: Holy cow. We have now new audio from Bill Ayers on the WikiLeaks. Do

you have it? This is from

PAT: Yeah, I didn't think it was going already but it is.

GLENN: This is from

TheBlaze.com. It will be posted in a few minutes. This is an

exclusive, I believe from TheBlaze.com right now. It is Bill Ayers talking about WikiLeaks. In it he does not denounce violence of the weather underground. He

compares WikiLeaks to the Weather Underground and, in fact, at one point he's a

little indignant that the radio host tries to imply that he denounces violence.

Here it is.

VOICE: In all of your interviews, especially, you know, around the election, you

always had to open up by denouncing the violence inflicted by the Weather

Underground and what we were wondering, which never got talked about, is what

actually drove you guys during that era? What drove these activists that you

knew to such extreme measures?

AYERS: I'm let me just start by saying I'm not certain I understood the

beginning of your question. You said always denounced the violence of the

Weather Underground?

VOICE: Well, yeah. It seemed like, it seemed like you always

AYERS: I don't remember that.

VOICE: Well, it seemed like you always had to open up by being like it was very,

you know, regrettable and so forth.

AYERS: I don't believe I ever said it's regrettable, but so

PAT: I don't think he has, either.

AYERS: I'll tell you I'll answer your question but I don't quite agree with the

way you set it up because actually what I've consistently, including in

everything I've written, is that there is no question that the Weather

Underground crossed, you know, lines of legality and I sometimes say we crossed

lines of common sense in certain ways, but I never denounce what we did. And the

reason is because in the context of those times and what was going on


TheBlaze:


‘I Never Denounced’ W.U. Violence: Ayers Compares Weather Underground to

WikiLeaks

GLENN: The ends justify the means.

AYERS: I actually think that we were very restrained, and I've always thought

that, and I still think it. So but what drove us to it? Well, I would say this:

That I was one simple way to say it is in a story. I was first arrested opposing

the war in Vietnam in 1965.

GLENN: You are hearing Bill Ayers, brand audio.

AYERS: At that point, something like 80% of Americans supported the war,

something like 10, 15% opposed the war. Over the next three years activism

became much more intense, much more public. I participated in a lot of it. A lot

of organizing went on against the war. I think the most violent force then and

even more violent today is the U.S. Government. Do I think what we did was

brilliant? Not really. Do I think it was horrendous? Absolutely not. You compare

6,000 people in one week being murdered by my government to, you know, an

escalated piece of vandalism against a military computer inside the Pentagon,

there's no comparison. And to kind of focus on the Weather Underground as this

violent, unbelievably out of control, I think it reminds me, if you put it in

today's context, here we have WikiLeaks describing, you know, revealing all the

incredible things going on. The real assault on democracy by our government in a

systematic way. And how does the news media cover it? Oh, my gosh, it's leaking,

it's dishonest. Who's dishonest in this picture? Who's the liar in this picture?

Who's the force for oppression and exploitation? Well, in my view if you look at

the Sixties and you look at the Seventies, the Weather Underground was not only

restrained, we were temperate, we were not particularly violent. We destroyed

some property.

GLENN: Can you stop for a second? I just said this, I looked at Pat when I'm

listening to him and I'm saying, this is all set up. This is a setup. This

Julian Assange thing, when did we know he was coming out with things?

PAT: Was it August?

GLENN: I think it was a little before August.

PAT: Maybe, maybe before that.

STU: Well, he had the war stuff over the summer and then it's been more recent.

Recent stuff.

GLENN: So we knew. Why did he wait until now? Does anybody know?

PAT: Christmas Gift for the left?

GLENN: Why did he wait until now?

PAT: Stocking stuffer?

GLENN: Why? Why? Why would you wait on that? Why would you sit on that stuff?

STU: I think I've heard him I could be wrong on this but I think he wanted

separation to some degree.

GLENN: From?

STU: From the other stuff that he released, the war stuff, which is why he's

supposedly trickling it out now instead of just releasing it all at once, have

more impact. I don't know if you buy that, but that's been something tossed

around.

GLENN: I just find it, I find it really interesting. Listen. Bill Ayers, no

matter what he says, is a friend of Barack Obama and Barack Obama's allies. They

may not be close friends but they know each other. They worked in the same damn

building one door away. They were on the same board. They lived in the same

neighborhood. They know each other. They're friends. I'm not saying that they're

having, you know, nacho parties and watching football games on the weekend, but

they are friends. Bill Ayers, without a shadow of a doubt, is friends with many

people surrounding this president.

Now, Bill Ayers is now coming out now, listen. Because what's happening here? We

are taking down this regime, if you will. Well, who's in charge? Who's in

charge? Barack Obama, right? Well, if you take down this regime, wouldn't you be

taking down Barack Obama? Or are we just taking down America? Because, as I told

you before, they are building a structure and they need to have the structure

completed before it collapses. I've told you they are preparing. They have. The

only piece left is the media and the military. Now, I don't know what their

military plan is, but I do know what their media plan is. Because you can find

it on The Blaze. We just played we did it for about 45 minutes today, playing

the audio. Listen to the commissioner of the FCC. He wants to control television

and the characters on television.

The only thing left is the media and the military. I know what they are planning

on doing in the media, and that happens December 20th or 21st? The FCC goes

against the wishes of congress and against federal judges and they are going to

do Internet, what do you call it?

PAT: Net neutrality.

GLENN: Net neutrality through, if you remember I said the most dangerous man in

America is Cass Sunstein, our regulatory czar. He controls and writes all the

regulations. Once you make congress irrelevant, it's all about regulations and

paperwork. So what are they doing on December 20th? They are changing the

federal regulations on the Internet. They will regulate it through the FCC. Cass

Sunstein. We will show you, you can read about it more on TheBlaze.com about the

military and what is happening currently with the military. The military has

been doing military exercises and we are tracking all of this stuff down and we

are going to do probably an hour special on it tomorrow night. But all of the

pieces are in place. So Barack Obama doesn't collapse in the system. The people

remember, bottom up, cause chaos, get people to march in the streets. Cause

chaos. Cause a, what was it Soros says in Step Number 3, what he did to all the

other nations? You cause distrust of the government. And you get people to march

out in the streets. You cause collapse and the people want it to stop, and they

will cry out. And that's when the top comes down that coordinated the bottom

riots. This is Czechoslovakia 1948. This is America 2011. Bottom up, top down.

Turn it inside out. Their own words they are saying these things now. You just

have to believe that there was somebody that would be willing to do this. Here

is Bill Ayers. It just screams coordination to me. Here is Bill Ayers saying

that the Weather Underground is the same as WikiLeaks. It's the same, their

goals are the same. You have the communists go to NZpatriot.com today and look

at the list of the communist parties all around the world that have come out and

said, yes, we're behind WikiLeaks. Why? Chaos.

Do you remember the show I did three, four months ago and I had the whole

spectrum and I had anarchists and communists. One side was communist and the

other side was anarchists. Well, what do the anarchists have in common? Why

would the communists be fueling the anarchists? Why would they do it? Because

they know that anarchy leads to people crying out and saying stop it, just make

it go away. Bring sanity. They are going to collapse this whole damn world. They

are going to collapse the whole damn world.

So you know, this isn't a WikiLeaks is doing this. He was arrested in Great

Britain. This is not an American problem. This is why I've said to you that

they're so far beyond what you thought, what I thought and I will tell you now

and I haven't told this story before. I have had one moment of real fear, real

fear, and it was the moment that I found buried in a bill that passed under

George W. Bush pieces of this FCC regulation. It's when I knew they were

building a structure and I knew they were way ahead because this piece of this

FCC structure made no sense by itself. It was buried in another bill. A

researcher called me about 11:00 at night and said, Glenn, I found it. When did

it pass? Believe it or not, it passed under George W. Bush. Dear God help us. I

realize this isn't about Barack Obama. This isn't about anything. This is about

radicals that have laid in wait. What is the beginning of H. G. Wells and War of

the Worlds? That we have been studied. Eyes, envious eyes watching and studying,

laying in wait. That's when I wrote to Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin and I had been

texting each other all night and I wrote to her and I said, I am for the first

time afraid. And she called me back like at 2:00 in the morning and we were on

the phone for about an hour. And I said, Sarah, this has been in the works for a

very long time. They're way ahead. Way ahead. And this was the moment that I she

actually talked me down from the tree because this is a moment when I said just

never, never going to beat it. You're never going to beat it. And I'm not going

to be the guy I'm not going to be the guy. And she talked to me for quite a

while: You've got to stay in the game. You've got to stay in the game. She was a

real blessing to me. I don't even know if she even remembers that. I'm sure she

does. Since that time I have learned so much of, A, how far ahead they are but,

B, how to defeat them. I know how to defeat them. And the way to do it is they

think you are going to zig. You must zag. They do not the darkness will not

understand the light. It is your only cover. It is your only cover.

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Editor's Note: Arizona House Bill HB2770 has since been shut down! AZ Rep. Rachel Jones tweeted that the AZ Freedom Caucus shut down the bill before it could reach the board. It is encouraging to see states stepping to protect the American people from getting one step closer to a Central Bank Digital Currency. Hopefully, Arizona will be a precedent for the other states!

On today's radio broadcast, Glenn warned about dangerous Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) language being smuggled into routine legislation in REPUBLICAN-led states. This is unacceptable, and as Glenn said, we can't let this legislation pass as it now stands.

The legislation being used to smuggle in this CBDC language is the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), a routine piece of legislation passed on the state level that helps standardize commercial and business transactions. However, a new round of UCCs being deliberated RIGHT NOW amongst a swath of Republican-led states anticipate the use of "electronic money." In a public letter sent to the Republican states currently deliberating this legislation, the Pro-Family Legislative Network said this can only refer to the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) under consideration and testing by the Federal Reserve. Biden's Executive Order 14067 issued in March of 2022 started the push for CBDC, and now these states, knowingly or unknowingly, are laying the legislative groundwork for making CBDC a reality.

There is absolutely no reason why Republican-led states should aid in laying the foundation for CBDC, yet 12 of them are deliberating it RIGHT NOW, with one UCC bill already on one GOP governor's desk! We have to act NOW to stop these UCCs in their tracks and demand our lawmakers amend the bills without the "electronic money" language.

If your state is listed below, contact your representative NOW to put an end to CBDC language.

1. North Dakota

North Dakota House Bill HB1082 passed BOTH chambers and is now sitting on Governor Burgum's desk. Burgun has 3 DAYS to veto this bill once it's placed on his desk—if not, it will pass automatically. If you are a North Dakota resident, it is absolutely CRUCIAL that you contact Governor Burgum's office NOW and demand that he veto this bill and re-introduce it without the "electronic money" language.

2. Arizona

Arizona House Bill HB2770 has been SHUT DOWN! See the above editor's note for more details.

Arizona House Bill HB2770 passed the House majority and minority caucuses. Arizona residents, contact your representative's office NOW so that they amend this bill without the "electronic money" language.

3. Arkansas

Arkansas House Bill HB1588 is in committee, and if passed, will head to the House floor. Though the bill is only in its beginning stages, it's important for Arkansas residents to stop this bill in its tracks and amend it without the "electronic money" language.

4. Missouri

Missouri House Bill HB1165 is also in its beginning stages in committee. That means it's important to contact your representative as soon as possible to amend it without the "electronic money" language.

5. Oklahoma

Oklahoma House Bill HB 2776 passed the House Committee and will go to a chamber vote soon. If passed, it will go to the Senate, then the governor's desk. If you are an Indiana resident, contact your representative's office NOW to amend the bill without the "electronic money" language.

6. Indiana

Indiana Senate Bill SB0486 passed the Senate and is headed to the House. Republicans control Indiana's executive office and BOTH chambers of the legislature. There is no excuse for this bill to pass. If you are an Indiana resident, it's vital you contact your representative NOW and demand they amend this bill without the "electronic money" language.

7. Kentucky

Kentucky Senate Bill SB64 passed the Senate and is now being deliberated in the House. If you live in Kentucky, contact your representative's office to amend the bill without the "electronic money" language.

8. Montana

Montana Senate Bill SB370 passed the Senate and was sent to the House on March 3rd. If you are a Montana resident, contact your representative's office NOW so that the bill doesn't without changing the "electronic money" language.

9. Nebraska

Nebraska's Legislative Bill LB94 passed committee and the first floor vote. As Nebraska only has one legislative chamber, this bill is dangerously close to passing the legislature and being sent to the governor's desk. If you are a Nebraska resident, contact your representative's office NOW and demand they amend the bill without the "electronic money" language.

10. New Hampshire

New Hampshire House Bill HB584 is currently in House committee deliberations and has not yet reached the House floor. If you are a New Hampshire resident, contact your representative's office NOW to amend the bill without the "electronic money" language.

11. Tennessee

Tennessee House Bill HB0640 didn't successfully pass the House. However, it was deferred to a Senate committee and has now taken the form of Senate Bill SB0479, which is now in committee. This bill is still alive, and it's important for you, Tennessee residents, to stop it before it reaches the floor! Contact your representative to amend the bill without the "electronic money" language.

12. Texas

Texas House Bill HB5011 was filed and is ready to be taken up by committee. Fellow Texans, let's not let this bill progress any further! Contact your representative and demand they amend the bill without the "electronic money" language.

6 things you NEED to know about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

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Silicon Valley Bank's collapse is sparking traumatic memories of the 2008 financial crash. Should we be worried SVB is signaling a similar economic catastrophe, or is everyone overreacting to the media's hype? Glenn told his listeners to be "healthily terrified." This event is sure to have ripple effects throughout the economy, but the more you are informed about it, the more you can prepare. Here are 6 things you need to know about Silicon Valley Bank's crash—explained in simple words.

1. The short answer to what happened: SVB didn't have enough money to pay its depositors.

Remember the scene from It's a Wonderful Life when all of the residents make a run on George Bailey's bank demanding their money? Fortunately for them, their money was in the altruistic hands of George Bailey, who used his honeymoon savings to give the depositors the money they demanded.

Silicon Valley Bank's depositors weren't so lucky.

In short, the depositors made a run on Silicon Valley Bank, demanding the withdrawal of their money. But SVB simply didn't have the liquid money available to give their depositors, causing regulators to shut down the bank shortly afterward.

2. It all started with COVID...

Why didn't SVB have enough money for its depositors? To explain this, we have to go back to the pandemic era.

The pandemic saw a rapid decrease in spending and a massive increase in bank deposits. Due to the uncertainty of the future and lockdowns limiting ways to spend money on recreational activities, like restaurants, bars, and other outlets, many Americans stocked up money in their accounts. In fact, SVB's deposits doubled in 2021 alone, bringing in more money than they could lend out to their clients.

To make a return on their available cash, SVB wanted to invest it, as many banks do. Since they had reached their lending limit, they decided to invest it in U.S. Treasury Securities, which are the government's means of funding itself without using taxation (in a nutshell). These are considered "ultra-safe" investments because they are backed by the "full faith and credit of the federal government."

Unlike other forms of investments, investing in Treasuries means the government will do everything within its legal power to pay back the money used to fund itself. In other words, it is typically very safe... so what happened?

3. Then came the magic cocktail—record-high inflation and rising interest rates...

Interest rates ruined the typically "ultra-safe" investment. Due to 40-year record-high inflation, the Fed lifted rates eight times by a total of 4.25 percentage points in 2022, raising interest rates from 0.25 percent to 4.375 percent. This means the value of U.S. Treasuries investments plummeted rapidly. SVB reported that it lost $1.8 billion due to the decreased value of its Treasuries investments after a year of rising interest rates.

This raises the following question: why didn't SVB just weather the storm and wait for interest rates to decrease? There are two issues with this. The first is that, with so many of their assets held up in Treasuries investments, SVB still wouldn't have enough liquid assets to give their depositors during the bank run.

The second issue is that Treasuries investments have a ten-year limit. In 2021 during the Trump administration, interest rates were at an all-time low of 0.125 percent.

The record-fast increase of interest rates in 2022 caused very little chance for rates to go back down to their historic 2021 lows within ten years for banks to make their money back on their investments.

To avoid this, SVB planned to sell their investments at a loss and re-purchase Treasuries investments at the decreased value, giving them an extra ten years to bet on decreased interest rates in the future.

But people caught on to SVB's plan and didn't want to ride with the risk.

4. Account holders withdrew their money... FAST.

As aforementioned, SVP lost $1.8 billion when it sold its depleted Treasuries investments. While they were betting on being able to re-purchase the devalued securities, hoping that they would go up in value in the future with lowered interest rates, investors were worried about the risk.

Once they made the announcement of their $1.8 billion loss, their stocks began to drop, and venture capitalists warned the companies they invest in to pull out of SVB. This had a snowball effect, leading to a "bank run" of depositors demanding to withdraw their money from their SVB accounts.

This led to the perfect storm: SVB's investment losses coupled with the influx of withdrawals were so immense that regulators had to step in and shut the bank down to protect depositors. The government currently "running" SVB, for all practical purposes, is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The FDIC closed SVB on Friday and reopened the bank on Monday, March 13th as the Deposit Insurance Bank of Santa Clara.

5. Some people may lose their money. 

Banks insure accounts with $250,000 or less with FDIC insurance. That means, in cases of bank failure, exactly like this one, the FDIC covers all accounts less than $250,000. The FDIC said SVB customers who had less than $250,000 in their accounts will have access to all of their money when the bank reopens. Since it reopened this week, they should have access to their funds.

However, many of SVB's depositors had more than $250,000 in their accounts—it is Silicon Valley after all. Therefore, their accounts were not covered by FDIC insurance. Will they get their money back? There is a chance that they will not.

It is unclear how much SVB currently has to cover uninsured deposits. It is likely not enough. The FDIC has issued a "Receiver's Certificate" to the uninsured account holders with the amount in their account that is not covered by FDIC insurance.

The FDIC said it will pay some of the uninsured deposits by next week by liquidating any additional assets held by SVB. However, if the liquidated assets are not enough, many of SVB's uninsured account holders could lose their money for good.

6. Is this 2008 all over again?

SVB's collapse was the largest bank failure since 2008, when Washington Mutual failed with $307 billion in assets. Its failure, along with the collapse of the Lehman Brother's investment bank, triggered the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Are we in danger of repeating 2008?

Some argue that we are not in danger of another economic catastrophe, simply because SVB holds less than 1 percent of the nation's assets. However, as Glenn warns, there is a danger of banks repeating the same mistakes as SVP.

SVP wasn't the only bank to use its surplus deposits to invest in U.S. Treasuries, which means that other banks are wrestling with the depleted value of their securities investments due to rising interest rates.

Bank of America, for example, lost $109 billion in their securities investments due to rising interest rates, the most among its peers—and Bank of America is no small fish in the ocean of assets.

Other major banks recorded other massive losses in their securities investments due to rising interest rates. JP Morgan Chase lost $36 billion, Wells Fargo lost $41 billion, Citigroup lost $25 billion, and Goldman Sachs lost $1 billion. If the little banks collapse, will they get the same effort and attention from the federal government as the "big guys?"

The critic may argue that these are still small values given the incredibly large amount of assets held in banks nationwide. However, this is missing the point. Major banks have majorly invested in securities since the pandemic-era skyrocketing rate of deposits. Now those investments are depleted in value.

They can either sell those investments at a loss, or they can wait and hope that they will recover over time. However, if those investments are no longer liquid, what happens when their depositors come knocking? Will they have enough liquid assets to cover a massive bank run? These are the lingering questions that our banks need to address.

As Glenn says, this will impact you—it is only a matter of time. What will you do to prepare?

Glenn just purchased the entire historical Roe v. Wade archive as a solemn reminder of our nation's past and the vital importance of honoring the sacredness of life. Since Roe was overturned in 2022, many states have been stepping up to protect both their unborn citizens AND the mothers carrying them.

Which states are doing the most to protect their most vulnerable? Here are the top 12 states with the strictest laws against abortion.

1. Alabama

​Alabama has some of the nation's most protective pro-life measures, banning all abortions in the case of life-threatening circumstances for the mother. That means abortion is banned at every ​stage of pregnancy. Health care providers found guilty of performing abortions face a class-A felony, the most serious charge besides Capitol Murder, with the potential of carrying a life sentence in prison. However, the pill, Plan B, is classified as "contraception" rather than abortion. Taxpayer-funded Medicaid does not cover abortion procedures except in very limited circumstances.

Alabama is one of the few states to add protections within its state constitution for the unborn. The state:

Acknowledges, declares, and affirms that it is the public policy of this state to recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children, including the right to life.

2. Arkansas

Like Alabama, Arkansas bans abortion at every stage of pregnancy except in life-threatening situations for the mother. However, Plan B is still considered "contraception" and is legal. Taxpayer-funded Medicaid does not cover abortion procedures except in very limited circumstances. Additionally, Arkansas added the amendment to its state constitution, declaring:

The policy of Arkansas is to protect the life of every unborn child from conception until birth, to the extent permitted by the Federal Constitution.

3. Idaho

Idaho bans abortions at every stage of pregnancy with the exceptions of life-threatening situations to the mother and instances of rape and incest. The health care practitioner who gave an abortion must prove "affirmative defense," which means they have to prove in court why the abortion is necessary and meets the legal criteria. Patients approved for abortion must wait 24 hours after counseling to receive the procedure. Anyone who performs an abortion unless it's in one of the approved cases will face felony charges. Like Alabama and Arkansas, taxpayer-funded Medicaid does not cover abortion procedures.

Unlike Alabama and Arkansas, Idaho law does not include explicit constitutional or statutory protections for abortion.

4. Kentucky

Kentucky has also banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy except in life-threatening situations for the mother. There are no exceptions for rape or incest. However, abortion providers are fighting the all-out ban on abortion through appealing to the state's previous abortion ban after six weeks of pregnancy. The appeal is ongoing.

Though Kentucky voters voted down a proposal to add an amendment to the state constitution banning abortion, the state adopted the following policy towards abortion in 2018:

Children, whether born or unborn, are the greatest natural resource in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

5. Louisiana

Louisiana also banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest. However there is an appeal to allow abortions in the case of rape and incest. Healthcare practitioners who violate this ban are subject to criminal prosecution. Moreover, Louisiana adopted an amendment in their state constitution—specifically, the Louisiana Declaration of Rights, banning the construction of any constitutional right to abortion:

To protect human life, nothing in present constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.

6. Mississippi

Mississippi bans all abortions except to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest that have been reported to law enforcement. Though Mississippi did not adopt a constitutional amendment to ban abortion as a right, the Mississippi Code says:

Abortion carries significant physical and psychological risks to the maternal patient, and these physical and psychological risks increase with gestational age.

Moreover, doctors who perform illegal abortions face civil and criminal charges.

7. Missouri

Missouri bans all abortions except in the case of a medical emergency concerning the mother, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Those seeking to get an abortion must prove "affirmative defense," which means they have to prove in court why the abortion is necessary and meets the legal criteria. Minors seeking an abortion through "affirmative defense" must do so with parental consent. Moreover, those seeking an abortion must be offered an ultrasound.

Moreover, Missouri adopted the following statute protecting the unborn:

It is the intention of the general assembly of the state of Missouri to: (1) [d]efend the right to life of all humans, born and unborn; (2) [d]eclare that the state and all of its political subdivisions are a ‘sanctuary of life’ that protects pregnant women and their unborn children; and (3) [r]egulate abortion to the full extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States, decisions of the United States Supreme Court, and federal statutes.

8. Oklahoma

Oklahoma was the first state to successfully ban all abortions after conception following the overturn of Roe v. Wade and continues to lead the way as one of the toughest states on abortion. Exceptions include life-saving procedures for the mother or pregnancies resulting from "rape, sexual assault, or incest." Those who perform legal abortions can be reported and prosecuted criminally under state law HB427 and be charged at least $10,000 per illegal abortion procedure. Violations also include insurance companies or private citizens caught funding abortions.

Though Oklahoma has not adopted a state constitutional amendment concerning abortion, its Public Health Code states that it cannot be “construed as creating or recognizing right to abortion."

9. South Dakota

South Dakota bans all abortions except in life-threatening cases for the mother. There are no exceptions for rape and incest. However, it is legal to travel out of state to get an abortion. There are no state constitutional provisions protecting against abortion.

10. Tennessee

Tennessee bans all abortions except in life-threatening cases for the mother. There is currently a movement in the Tennessee state legislature to enact exceptions for rape and incest. Like Idaho and Missouri, healthcare practitioners who gave an abortion must prove "affirmative defense," which means they have to prove in court why the abortion is necessary and meets the legal criteria. Those who provide abortions illegally can be criminally prosecuted.

Tennessee's state constitution was amended to supersede a 2000 Tennessee supreme court case, which held:

A woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy is a vital part of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Tennessee Constitution [and that] the right is inherent in the concept of ordered liberty embodied in our constitution and is therefore fundamental.

The new state constitutional amendment reads as follows:

Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion.

11. Texas

Texas bans all abortions except in life-threatening cases concerning the mother. There is a movement in the Texas state legislature to provide exemptions for rape and incest.

Moreover, Texas received a lot of heat for its law not only criminalizing providing illegal abortions but enabled citizens to report illegal abortions. However, several cities in Texas are pushing back against the abortion ban. After Dobbs, Texas increased the penalties for performing an abortion up to life in prison, including a civil penalty of no less than $100,000 per abortion performed.

Attorney General Ken Paxton said the following:

Now that the Supreme Court has finally overturned Roe, I will do everything in my power to protect mothers, families, and unborn children, and to uphold the state laws duly enacted by the Texas Legislature.

The cities of Austin and San Antonio passed ordinances preventing city funds from being used to investigate the provision or receipt of abortion care.

12. West Virginia

West Virginia bans abortion at all stages of pregnancy, except in the case of a “nonmedically viable fetus”, ectopic pregnancy, or medical emergency. According to the West Virginia state legislature, "Nonmedically viable fetus" means:

A fetus that contains sufficient lethal fetal anomalies so as to render the fetus medically futile or incompatible with life outside the womb in the reasonable medical judgment of a reasonably prudent physician.

Victims of rape and incest can obtain abortions up to eight weeks after conception, but only if they report to law enforcement first.

In 2018, West Virginians voted to add the following language to the state constitution:

Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion.