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
already introduced the ban on abortion. we just heard the already introduced the ban on abortion. wejust heard the heard from the governor of california there. what we didn t hear, what is also interesting is what he has been doing. he has signed a law here in california to protect abortion providers and indeed women from potential civil lawsuits from other states that have banned abortion. that is a pre emptive strike at the likelihood, we are expecting thousands of extra men to come into california extra women to come into california from other states where abortion has been banned, of course the right to run abortion is preserved and enshrined in the constitution of california, but the danger and the fear is that they will be civil litigation from other states against individuals in this state. so the california state is moving as a pre emptive strike to protect those women. what it is doing, essentially, they could be messy legal times ahead, but it is essentially pitting one
into california from other states where abortion has been banned. of course, the right to an abortion is preserved and enshrined in the constitution of california but the danger and the fear is that there will be civil litigation from other states against individuals in this state. so, the california state is moving, as a pre emptive strike, to protect those women. and what it is doing, essentially, there could be some very messy legal times ahead, but it is essentially pitting one state against another. peter bowes speaking to me earlier. in utah, trigger ban laws are ready to be implemented resulting from the supreme court ruling. karrie galloway, the ceo and president of planned parenthood organisationjoined us from utah. we asked how does she, her staff and her patients feel today? obviously, devastated. beleaguered for the past six weeks while since the trial the opinion was leaked.