Nightline Devotes Entire Show to ‘Extreme’ Future of ‘Dismantling Roe’

On Wednesday night, the journalistic panic over Roe being overturned by the Supreme Court continued. Nightline devoted the entire episode to “extreme” new abortion laws and the scary future of “dismantling Roe.”  

Rachel Scott was the correspondent and spent most time talking to women traveling long distances to obtain abortions. At various points, she dropped any pretense of fairness, lecturing, “In states like Texas, and now Oklahoma,Excessive restrictions have been in place for some time. Leaving those seeking abortions in limbo.” They’re only extreme if you consider saving babies to be an illegitimate concept. 

Signaling with perspective is paramount, she added, “Abortion rights advocates were particularly worried about two copycat bills modeled on that law out of Texas that made abortion illegal after the sixth week of pregnancy.” 

The show began with an announcer declaring the show would be “an inside look at what overturning Roe v. Wade could actually look like in the states with the biggest restrictions in the country.” With scary music, the title came onscreen: “The Countdown: Dismantling Roe.” 

Scott had spoken to pro-lifers. But, Scott should not be compared to women having abortions. (Click “expand” to read more.)

[Talking to Republicans]

RACHEL SCOTT – Republican Wendy Stearman still awaits her bill’s passage. This bill would prohibit abortions from conception. This exception only applies to rape or incest if the victim has filed a report with the police. Critics point out that they are concerned about how many cases of rape or incest have not been reported across the nation. Oklahoma is no exception. The argument is that it would be unfair to not allow for exceptions in all cases. Particularly when incest and rape are underreported. 

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SCOTT:  Does it harm how effective these laws are if women are willing to go through the hurdles and the lengths of traveling hundreds of miles out of state to still get an abortion? 

[Talking to women getting abortions.]

SCOTT: What was your first experience with pregnancy? How did you react? 

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SCOTT: Ever thought that this would be how long you’d have to endure? 

SCOTT 

It ended with more propaganda. The pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute used ominous music to accompany the text. 

ABC does not try to hide from the journalists it employs. In a NewsBusters study on Wednesday, I found that, in the first 24 hours after the draft Supreme Court decision leaked, ABC used the “conservative” label 15 times for conservatives on the court and ZERO labels for the liberal justices. 

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The following is a partial transcription of this segment. Click “expand” to read more. 

Nightline

5/4/2022 (technically airs after midnight east coast on 5/5/2022). 

ANNOUNCER: Tonight, as the Supreme Court appears poised to reverse nearly 50 years of abortion rights — 

CROWD: Roe V. Wade will be going! 

ANNOUNCER: — an inside look at what overturning Roe v. Wade could actually look like. These are the most restrictive states in the nation. 

WOMMAN: Women shouldn’t feel depressed if they don’t know what to do. 

ANNOUNCER – Nightline’s special Nightline edition, “The Countdown to Dismantling Roe”, will return.

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SCOTT: Extreme restrictions have been in place in states such as Texas and Oklahoma. You are left in uncertainty for those looking to have an abortion. 

SECOND WIMMAN: Why do they feel it is okay for women to decide to marry someone they don’t know? 

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SCOTT: Oklahoma lawmakers vote on several abortion bills. These laws offer a glimpse into the possible future of life in America after Roe. 

PRIYA DESAI (Board Member, The Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice),: The most disturbing thing about it all is that legislators are determined to promote their agenda, no matter how difficult we try. They are not listening to their constituents. 

SCOTT: Two copycat bills that were modeled after that Texas law made it illegal to perform abortions within six weeks of pregnancy, are particularly concerning for advocates of reproductive rights. At the national level, over 12 states have introduced Texas copies of Texas bills. Kevin Stitt from Oklahoma signed one of these bills, which bans abortion for six weeks. This bill is now effective. 

WENDI STEARMAN, Oklahoma State Republican: I want to see Oklahoma ban abortion. My hope as an individual citizen is that it will save lives. 

SCOTT: Republican Wendy Stearman still awaits her bill’s passage. This bill would prohibit abortions from conception. This exception only applies to rape or incest if the victim has filed a report with the police. Critics point out that they are concerned about how many cases of rape or incest have not been reported across the nation. Oklahoma is no exception. The argument is that it would be unfair to not allow for exceptions in all cases. This is especially true when incest, rape, and other sexual offenses are not reported. 

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SCOTT:  Does it harm how effective these laws are if women are willing to go through the hurdles and the lengths of traveling hundreds of miles out of state to still get an abortion? 

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SCOTT: Marie is preparing for an abortion and while we wait, Marie worries about the new restrictions. Texas, Oklahoma and elsewhere. 

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SCOTT: What was your first experience with pregnancy? How did you react? 

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SCOTT: Ever thought that this would be how long you’d have to endure? 

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SCOTT