a second earthquake has shaken an area in south eastern afghanistan, causing yet more death and destruction. and making a comeback after the pandemic: the legendary glastonbury festival kicks off for the first time in three years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 50 years of a legally enshrined right to abortion in the united states has been brought to an end after the country s supreme court decided to overturn its landmark ruling made in 1973. it means tens of millions of women across the us do not have their right to an abortion guaranteed by the constitution and individual us states are now legally entitled to ban the procedure. up to half of america s 50 states are expected to do so and 13 have already passed so called trigger laws which automatically outlaw abortion with the court s ruling. our north america editor sarah smith reports. cheering. this is a huge, historic moment for america. cheering continues. as they hear the news from the
and ukraine orders its soldiers to withdraw from one of its last strongholds in the east. hello, and welcome to bbc news. 50 years of a legally enshrined right to abortion in the united states has been brought to an end after the country s supreme court decided to overturn its landmark ruling made in 1973. it means tens of millions of women across the us do not have their right to an abortion guaranteed by the constitution and individual us states are now legally entitled to ban the procedure. up to half of america s 50 states are expected to do so, and 13 have already passed so called trigger laws, which automatically outlaw abortion with the court s ruling. our north america editor sarah smith reports. cheering. this is a huge, historic moment for america. cheering continues. as they hear the news from the court, there isjubilation from anti abortionists. life won today! both: life won today! life won today , they chant, celebrating a victory after almost 50 years. i ve
This is bbc news. i m simon pusey. our top stories: the us supreme court overturns the landmark roe v wade ruling, ending the constitutional right to an abortion that dates back nearly 50 years. the historicjudgement will transform abortion rights in america, with individual states now able to ban or restrict the procedure. this decision to overturn national abortion rights, to overturn roe v wade, was a radical legal move. but it has no way and at the political fight over abortion. critics say the ruling is a major setback to a woman s right to choose. president biden has strongly condemned the decision. but senior republicans, including former vice president mike pence and mitch mcconnell, welcome the ruling saying it s a victory for the unborn.
Shows how extreme it is, how far removed they are from the majority of this country. they have made the united states an outlier among developed nations in the world. but this decision must not be the final word. come join us in the march for equality. abortion rights have been fought overfor decades. good evening. in a landmark ruling, - the supreme court today legalised abortions. in 1973, the supreme court ruled in the test case of roe v wade that women must have access to abortion across america a decision totally reversed today. it is my profound honour to be the first president in history to attend the march for life. cheering. as president, donald trump deliberately appointed three pro life justices to the court, making today s ruling possible. he says god made the decision. in fact, it was six of the ninejudges. by a vote of 6 3, the court affirmed that the power to protect unborn life
Look to el salvador, where the anti abortion wing is running the parliament there, they welcomed this decision and set it reinforces their claim, they say this is the dominant view on abortion. on abortion. very interesting caettin on abortion. very interesting getting the on abortion. very interesting getting the reaction - on abortion. very interesting getting the reaction across i on abortion. very interesting i getting the reaction across the globe on that landmark decision. thank you very much indeed for bringing us up to date. earlier, iasked robert atkins, a mental health counsellor as chair of the mental health american association of pro life 0b/gyn clinic, but her response to the supreme court ruling. my initial reaction is i m very excited. i am hoping this will be a pivotal moment for our country where we can start having an honest discussion about what women do need to support their biology. what effect will this have? because we have already had many places are already