mike pence and mitch mcconnell, welcome the ruling saying it s a victory for the unborn. 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. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports. cheering this is a huge, historic moment for america. as they hear the news from the court, there is jubilation from anti abortionists. jubilation from anti-abortionists. ., anti-abortionists. either one toda ! anti-abortionists. either one today! life anti-abortionists
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
for the unborn. 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. as they hear the news from the court, there isjubilation from anti abortionists. chanting: life won today! life won today , they chant, celebrating a victory after almost 50 years. i ve seen the devastation abortion has wrought on our country, on a communal level and on a personal level, and this is so vindicating to know
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
i m ayman in new york. start right now. have a good night. a good night. (wind chime dinging) (wat splashing) - when i would go see her, i used to stand by her door, and if she was looking the other way, i would stand there and say, terri, it s mommy. she would turn right around and look at me, okay? right at me, and nobody believed me. well, that s their problem. (gentle choral music) she was there. she could hear me. she knew i loved her. she wanted to be there. (gentle choral music) hi sweetheart. hi. it doesn t matter what was wrong if she just laid there for the rest of her life. all i wanted to do was love her and take care of her. hi babe. but then everything changed. terri. - [interviewer] you got a letter in the mail. do you remember what the letter said? - just that they wanna kill my daughter. (dramatic music) - [news reporter] the battle over terri schiavo has come to involve state judges, federal judges, the supreme court, the congress, and even the president o