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this is a culmination of an anonymously long and contentious debate gives it a sense about the importance of this decision as you look back over 50 years. >> it is profoundly important. justice mentioned in his opinion, that decision roe v wade is primarily response over the culture war that ensued. it did a normative damage to the cultural view get these scenes. was justice byron white said from the dissent from that decision it was a raw exercise of judicial power. that is quite the beginning of judicial activism. the most extreme expression of judicial activism. yet we find rights...

rights become a central issue in the upcoming november midterms. the big picture tonight-- the states where abortion will be banned. we're in wisconsin, where one clinic turned away 70 women with abortion appointments. driving more than 20 hours for an abortion-- we're in a so-called surge state, where they expect a nearly 400% increase in patients. why the head of planned parenthood calls it a healthcare crisis. and finally, what all parties agree on-- that the fight is not over. the part of justice thomas' concurring opinion that has critics worried that access to contraception and...

politics nation. the focus on scotus. afua right now the conservative members of the supreme court are signaling that this court will not be moved by the times in which we live, but driven by history regardless of how distant. and yesterday, as expected, the court issued its five for conservative majority decision to overturn roe v. wade. in doing so, up ending 50 years of federal protections for abortion rights. in response, this weekend, our cities are erupting in protest. here in new york, los angeles, atlanta, and in washington, where abortion rights supporters and opponents have...

this law of the land. it says, "no person in the united states shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in being denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." again, in honor of this anniversary, we unveiled a portrait which will hang in the halls. it's about our first. the first -- she's actually the first woman of color to serve in the congress. so she's honored for her first burt also for what she accomplished. we already have -- >> good friday morning. i'm garrett haake in ...

there have been protests over the country, they were largely peaceful. as some states move to restrict abortion rights, some are moving to protect access and funding. some major companies are pledging to provide support. there are questions this morning about the future of other court-determined rights. the consenting opinion from clarence thomas calls for the court to reconsider precedence on contraception and same-sex marriage. >> we have cnn justice correspondent jessica snyder. how are things at the court this morning? >> reporter: they're actually pretty quiet this morning, but ...