MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell gave an emotional monologue on Tuesday, September 17, as he shared a personal story when talking about abortion laws in Georgia. O’Donnell’s The Last Word speech stemmed from a ProPublica report that claimed at least two women have died in Georgia due to state laws that make it a felony to perform what should be routine procedures.

MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell’s monologue turned personal Tuesday when he emotionally described a procedure his mother once needed—one which Georgia’s Republican lawmakers recently banned.O’Donnell told his story following a ProPublica report this week that the legislation enacted in the southern state has led to the deaths of at least two women.

Lawrence O'Donnell fought back tears while slamming Donald Trump and George W. Bush for their involvement in legalizing the criminalization of dilation and curettage (D&C) surgical procedures that saved his own mother's life when he was a child.