on girls and women s reproductive autonomy. cnn is live as crowds swell outside the supreme court. plus, the widespread impact, where trigger laws now or soon will make abortion entirely illegal for any girl or woman regardless of circumstances. also on this monumental day, the first major gun safety legislation in decades on its way to the white house for president biden s signature. how democrats and republicans came together to compromise. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with the historic decision from the united states supreme court which has overturned roe v. wade. finding that the 167 million girls and women in the united states have no constitutional right to an abortion. massive crowds gathered outside the high court in washington, d.c. this afternoon. some celebrating, some protesting the 5-4 decision. conservative justices samuel alito, clarence thomas, neil gorsuch, brett kavanaugh, and amy coney barrett leaving abortion rights as a que
egregiously wrong and deeply damaging. the three liberal justices dissenting, warning the ruling will lead to the curtailment of women s rights and of their status as free and equal citizens. on capitol hill, the reaction was swift. disgraceful. disgraceful judgment. it s absolutely a major issue on the ballot. largest governmental overreach in the history of our lifetime. kevin mccarthy told cnn he supports codifying a 15-week abortion ban at the national level. the supreme court upheld mississippi s 15-week ban in its ruling overturning roe. with the support of chief justice john roberts, who opposed overturning roe entirely. the right to life has been vindicated. the voiceless will finally have a voice. congressional democrats left with little recourse, given they lack 60 votes in the senate to overcome a gop filibuster. the senator from my state, the senator from west virginia, if you say you re for women, then do not use an old law that was not even, again,