roe versus wade decision. before anti-abortion activists, it s a victory that s been decades in the making, but for supporters of abortion rights, it is a devastating setback. at the white house, president joe biden lashed out at the court s decision. it s a sad day for the court and for the country. now with roe gone, let s be very clear, the health and life of women in this nation are now at risk. it was three justices named by one president, donald trump, who are the core of today s decision to upend the scales of justice and eliminate a fundamental right for women in this country. so top democrats also blasted the bill, including senator elizabeth warren and vice president kamala harris. for nearly 50 years we have talked about what roe v. wade protects. today, as of right now, as of this minute, we can only talk about what roe v. wade protected. past tense. roe is dead, but the supreme court extremists do not get the last word. we are here because we will make
hours of the morning. and they started letting in patients inside of the mississippi last abortion clinic long before it opened. now they are actively doing abortions and we were able to speak with the abortion providers inside. he said he s been doing this work for 30 years because he believes in it so strongly. that this is the right to health care for women and he came specific to mississippi because there was such a need. he s concerned now after the next ten days because it doesn t go into effect right away in mm mississippi. and there is a ten day period and after that ends what will happen to the women of mississippi. and if you look on a map, you ll see this state is surrounded by other states that have trigger laws. so you ll have to either drive for several hours or get on a plane to get to another state to have access to an abortion. along with those concerns and the procedures that are happening inside of this building that many of the locals here call the pink ho
luckily it didn t get worse than that. police say this followed verbal confrontations against protesters and a driver. in phoenix, a crowd of abortion rights protesters surrounded the state law building, tear gas was used to disperse the crowd. as of today, 13 states have trigger laws banning abortions in light of the ruling. some gomboldened house republicans want to push a ban on abortion at 15 weeks nationwide. leaders around the world are blasting the supreme court s decision, calling it a huge blow to women s rights and gender equality. cnn has a team covering today s protests. polo sandoval is in fnew york. but we begin with joe johns, outside the supreme court. joe? reporter: jim, we have certainly seen this crowd growing over the last several hours. it has been peaceful but it has been confrontational. when i worked up i saw people on either side of this issue essentially yelling and cursing at each other but it has not gone physical. there s a lot of anger here.
oh, my god. bipartisan action on the issues of guns. congress passing that bill exactly one month to the day of that horrific massacre that occurred in uvalde, texas. this bill doesn t do everything i want. it does include action that is will save lives. the pride parade in oslo canceled after a shooting near a gay bar killed at least two people and hurt eight others. i m pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn newsroom. angst and euphoria as a divided nation reacts to the supreme court s most life-changing ruling in decades. today protests have spilled across the country including outside the supreme court. one day after five justices overturned the landmark roe v. wade decision after nearly 50 years. american women no longer have a constitutional right to an abortion and 26 states are expected to enact laws banning abortion. for opponents of abortion rights and many conservatives it is a breathtaking victory decades in the making and seemed completely out
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