| "Here we are on Mother's Day, a week where the court has slapped women in the face in terms of disrespect for their judgments about the size and timing of their families." - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was highly critical Sunday of the Supreme Court draft opinion that - if finalized - would overturn Roe v. Wade Welcome to the "Face the Nation" Five at Five newsletter. Scroll down for your five takeaways from today's broadcast of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on CBS. Did someone forward you this? Sign-up at cbsnews.com/email. 1. Pelosi: Potential Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe is "anti-precedent and anti-privacy"  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday harshly criticized the Supreme Court for a draft opinion that indicated a majority of justices may overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established the right to an abortion, saying it "slapped women in the face" by undermining their ability to make decisions about their families. What we asked: "Back when Democrats held majorities in the House and the Senate in 2009, when you were Speaker, President Obama was asked about codifying Roe versus Wade [with The Freedom of Choice Act,] but he said abortion is a moral and ethical issue and, quote, 'not the highest legislative priority.' Do you think it was a mistake for him, for other presidents, not to push harder when Democrats had the majority?" What Pelosi said: "If I just may, the focus we have right now is an urgent one in order to try to improve- and try to improve this, whether we're calling it fake or draft decision, whatever it is, I think that this is a waste of time. The fact is, in '09, we really did not have a pro-choice Democratic Party. I had to fight against some of the people who did not want to pass the Affordable Care Act because they were concerned that it might enable more freedom of choice. It really didn't go down that path. Right now, we do have a pro-choice Democratic Congress and we passed the law a month ... This is about something so serious and so personal and so disrespectful of women. Here we are on Mother's Day, a week where the court has slapped women in the face in terms of disrespect for their judgments about the size and timing of their families. So, the fact is, let's keep our eye on the ball. The ball is in the court of those justices. One of them at least said over and over again that precedent has been established again and again on Roe v. Wade, so this decision is about being anti-precedent and anti-privacy and has serious ramifications as we go down this path and has to be softened. And I don't think there's a good outcome, but there's a better outcome as far as this is concerned." Why it matters: Written by Justice Samuel Alito and circulated among the justices in February, the draft opinion calls Roe v. Wade "egregiously wrong." If finalized, it would overrule that decision and 1992's Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed Roe and said states cannot enact regulations that impose an undue burden on a woman's right to an abortion before fetal viability. 2. Mace argues Republicans support certain abortion exemptions  Republican U.S. Representative Nancy Mace spoke to Margaret Brennan Sunday about her support for a federal law that provides exemptions for abortion in cases like rape, incest or the mother's health is in danger. What we asked: "Congresswoman, you have spoken publicly about being molested when you were 14, raped at age 16, and how that has shaped your feelings and convictions about rape. I read that you said that it took you 25 years to talk about your attack and that you only shared it with your mother and one of your good friends. So I wonder what you think about some of these restrictions in states that would require rape victims to provide police reports in order to obtain an abortion?" What Mace said: "I can't speak to other states, from experience as a state lawmaker, I know that South Carolina's fetal heartbeat bill would not have passed without exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother. And I told that story. I felt it was really- a really important story, a story that's often missed and not told because women are afraid. And you can even see in public comments and on social media when I talk about it, the ways in which I get attacked for telling that story. And one of the things that I think partially that's missing in this conversation is- is that, when you have victims, when Ohio did their fetal heartbeat bill, there was a 10-year-old girl that had been found to be pregnant who had been raped repeatedly by her father. And so, as I know, it's part of the Republican Party platform, the vast majority of Republicans support those exceptions for rape and incest and life of the mother and it's important for some of us to step forward and tell those stories that are often missed in all of this as well." Why it matters: If Roe is overturned, policymaking on abortion would largely move from the federal government to the states. And nearly two dozen states across the country are likely to quickly implement new restrictions that would limit access to abortion. 3. Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. says Russia has "no red lines" ahead of "Victory Day"  Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, said Sunday that the country is "preparing for everything" as Ukraine's military goes on heightened alert ahead of Russia's "Victory Day" - a celebration commemorating the end of World War II. What we asked: "President Putin is expected to make a speech tomorrow in Red Square. It's not clear exactly what he is going to announce, but the CIA director said yesterday Putin is doubling down. What exactly are you preparing for?" What Markarova said: "Well, we know that there are no red lines for the regime in Moscow, so we're preparing for everything. They said they will not go into- that they were not going to attack us, and they did. They said that there is no war in Ukraine for the past eight years, and we know it was. They said they didn't take the Crimea and they did. They said they're not killing civilians, and yet we see everywhere the deaths of women, children. They torture them, they rape them, they kill them. So we can count that Putin and imperialistic Russia will do everything bad they can possibly try to do. The question is, are we all prepared, the civilized world, to do everything possible to defend our democracy and freedom? And Ukraine certainly is not only ready, but shows for the past 74 days that we bravely defend those values and defend our homes." Why it matters: Russia celebrates Victory Day on May 9 to commemorate its role in defeating Nazi Germany in World War II, and the Russian military has worked to complete its takeover of Mariupol, a key port city that has been under bombardment for weeks, in time for the celebrations Monday.
4. Lockheed Martin CEO Taiclet: Doubling Javelin production "will take a number of months, maybe even a couple of years"  Lockheed Martin CEO and President Jim Taiclet went into details Sunday about his company's effort to keep up with the demand for weapons spurred on by the war in Ukraine. What we asked: "We hear time and again one of the most powerful tools the Ukrainians have are these anti-tank, Russian tank-busting missiles known as Javelins. That's what your company jointly produces with Raytheon. How quickly can you scale up production to get more to them and to backfill what the U.S. has given up?" What Taiclet said: "The president visited us in Troy, Alabama, to thank the workforce earlier this week, and we really appreciate what he's done for us. We are therefore, on our side, accelerating our investment in that factory and in our workforce there. So we're already investing ahead of time to buy tooling, to expand the plant and also support our suppliers to get ready to ramp up production. So right now, our capacity is 2,100 Javelin missiles per year. We're endeavoring to take that up to 4,000 per year, and that will take a number of months, maybe even a couple of years to get there because we have to get our supply chain to- to also crank up. As we do so, we think we can almost double the capacity in a reasonable amount of time." Why it matters: Javelin missiles have been key weapons for the Ukrainians in their war with Russia, with the U.S. alone already committing to sending 5,500 systems to Ukraine. Lockheed Martin is currently waiting for a formal request from the Biden administration to increase the production of the missiles. 5. Former U.S. AG Holder: "Given what we have learned, [Trump] probably has to be held accountable"  Former United States Attorney General Eric Holder admitted Sunday that former President Donald Trump "probably has to be held accountable" for his actions surrounding the January 6 attack. What we asked: Would you, [as Attorney General, indict former President Trump for his role in the January 6 attack?] What Holder said: " Well, I think there's going to be sufficient factual information. And I think that there's going to be sufficient proof of intent. And then the question becomes, what's the impact of- of such an indictment? I'm an institutionalist. My initial thought was not to indict the former president out of concern of what- how divisive it would be. But given what we have learned, I think that he probably has to be held accountable." Why it matters: Democrats have been critical of current U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for not being aggressive enough with the Department of Justice's prosecutions surrounding January 6, however, the indictment of a former president could be one of the most divisive events America has ever seen in its history. | 
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