one of the most consequential decisions in supreme court history was just handed down. the conservative majority of justices overturned roe vs. wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. in a narrow 5-4 vote, the landmark decision reverses nearly 50 years of court precedent. this is sparking a range of emotions from victory celebrations to outrage. you see some vocal protesters gathering outside of the supreme court at this hour. president biden called the decision a, quote, tragic error. today, the supreme court of the united states expressly took away a constitutional right from the american people that had already recognized. they didn t limit it. they simply took it away. state laws banning abortion are automatically taking effect today, jeopardizing the health of millions of women, some without exceptions. so extreme that the women could be punished for protecting their health. so, the stunning decision now turns abortion rights over to the states, and the
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,
rights become a central issue in the upcoming november midterms. the big picture tonight. the states where abortion will be banned. we re in wisconsin, where one clinic turned away 70 women with abortion appointments. driving more than 20 hours for an abortion. we re in a so-called surge state, where they expect a nearly 400% increase in patients. why the head of planned parenthood calls it a healthcare crisis. and finally, what all parties agree on, that the fight is not over. the part of justice thomas concurring opinion that has critics worried that access to contraception and same-sex marriage is next. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from the supreme court. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night on a day that changed america. we re outside the supreme court after the landmark decision that overturned roe v. wade and ended a woman s constitutional right to an abortion. as you can see behind m
millions of american women, no longer have the constitutional right to an abortion that has been their right for decades now and nearly half of all states women will soon find themselves without any access to an abortion, a 6-3 decision handed down in dobbs versus jackson women s health upholds mississippi s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, in a 5-4 majority went further completely striking down roe versus wade, written by justice samuel alito, it is similar to the draft opinion that leaked back in may. it reads in part, roe was egregiously wrong from the start and the decision was exceptionally weak. and the decision has had damaging consequences. with this decision, 13 states have already effectively ended abortion access. missouri s governor issued an order ending all elective abortions one hour after the supreme court decision was released. another 13 states will impose draconian restrictions on abortion. a decision that s consequential is of course, nothing
access, is america exceptional? we will look at reproductive rights. all that with two top journalists. then president biden is in germany today for the meeting of the g7. will the world s advanced economies ramp up pressure on russia? will it work? israel s government collapses. what does that mean for the country, the region, and for bb netanyahu? finally, a seismic shift in french politics. president macron s centrist party loses its parliamentary majority but the far right and left make electoral gains. why is this happening? just who are these voters embracing the extremes? first, here is my take. american democracy has been under stress for sometime now. trust in its institutions is near the lowest on record. when we say this we usually mean congress and the presidency. the supreme court s decision on roe v. wade has brought the public s confidence in the court to an all time low and puts it in the same category as the others defined bipartisanship and polarization. the