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Power & Politics: Abortion rights in Connecticut

Almost two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, hundreds of abortion opponents rallied at the state Capitol this week during the annual Connecticut March for Life.

News 12 Staff

Mar 23, 2024, 7:51 PM

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Almost two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, hundreds of abortion opponents rallied at the state Capitol this week during the annual Connecticut March for Life.

They were fighting a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that guarantees a woman’s right to have an abortion.

While protesters rallied outside the Capitol, inside lawmakers advanced a controversial bill that could have a big impact on religiously affiliated hospitals.

Gretchen Raffa with Planned Parenthood of Southern New England joined Mark Sudol on this week’s Power & Politics.

And David McGuire, with the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, discusses bail reform in the wake of the Michelle Troconis verdict.

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