The supreme court, having term limits for these supreme court justices. those are big questions, of course, for the white house. you ve seen the white house facing more and more pressure ever since that abortion decision came down. the broader context of the question that president biden was asked about was also his message on the world stage, democracy versus autocracy. he was questioned that the u.s. is no longer living up to this rallying cry because of this decision. rolling back abortion rights puts only a handful of authoritarian nations. the president said that wasn t an issue that came up in conversations with world leaders but certainly some of the world leaders here did criticize that decision including boris johnson who called it a big step backwards. it s a good point. it s good to see you. thank you for being here. coming up for us, new york police are now searching for a killer after a woman was fatally
Hello, i m maryam moshiri. you re watching the context on bbc news. the supreme court deals a major setback to president biden s climate plans in another landmark ruling. after the judgments to expand gun ownership and strip back abortion rights, we ll be analysing the set up of the court and the questions raised by democrats about its legitimacy. cecile richards served as the president of the planned parenthood federation of america. we ll be speaking to her about the supreme court s decision to strike down abortion laws. and in the wake of that decision, us retailers are rationing emergency contraception due to a surge in demand. tonight with the context president of the confederation of british industry, lord bilimoria, and the former mayor of baltimore, stephanie rawlings blake.
Is already home to some of the more restrictive abortion laws. so these reactions are not that surprising. on the other side, the roman catholic church applauded the ruling. the vatican expressed support to the u.s. supreme court decision to overturn roe versus wade. the statement says the following, the court s opinion shows how the issue of abortion continues to arouse heated debate. the fact that a large country with a long democratic tradition has changed its position on this issue also challenges the whole world. the u.s. has now joined several other nations, jim, including nicaragua, poland and el salvador that have rolled back abortion rights. back to you. okay, rafael, thank you so much. for more than 15 years cnn heroes has been honoring everyday people changing the world but this saturday, we ll take a look at some not so everyday people making a real difference.
Chief justice john roberts diverge swhag from the majority, voting to uphold the abortion ban, but stopping short of overturning roe v. wade. the decision is a turn for two of the justices who voted to overturn roe, after they seemed to indicate after their confirmation hearings that they wouldn t. it is an important precedent of the supreme court. that s the law of the land. i accept the law of the land, senator, yes. reporter: democrats, including president biden, are outraged. this is not over. and urging voters to back candidates who back abortion rights in the midterm elections. how about those justices coming before the senators and saying that they respected the precedent of the court? this cruel ruling is outrageous and heart wrenching, but make no mistake, it s all on the ballot in november. reporter: protests are popping up around the country as individual states are set to move rapidly. 26 states are likely to ban abortion completely, including
Constitutional protection we dissent. chief justice john roberts die verging somewhat from the majority, voting to uphold mississippi s 15-week abortion ban. it is an important precedent of the supreme court. that s the law of the land. i accept the law of the land, senator, yes. reporter: democrat, including president biden, are outraged. this is not over. reporter: and urging voters to back candidate whose back abortion rights in the mid-term election. how about those justices coming before the senators and saying that they respected the precedent of the court. this cruel ruling is outrageous and heart wrenching, but make no mistake. it s all on the brallot in