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
hello and welcome to bbc world news. millions of women in the us have lost their constitutional right to abortion. the supreme court has overturned a longstanding judgment that legalised terminations nationwide. individual states can now decide whether to ban the practice. let s bring you some live pictures from washington, which shows you pictures of pro life demonstrators, appealing that decision, demonstrating against it, and that has been protests across the united states. these are live pictures from washington. these are live pictures from washington. i spoke to leah litman, assistant professor of law at the university of michigan, about the immediate consequences of this ruling. today, the only remaining clinic in the state of west virginia closed and had to cancel appointments for patients. they were on the phone with women as they were sobbing, when they found out they would no longer have access to abortion in the state. we are talking about the constitution here, o
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after pill, as really just forms of abortion. so they are arguing that the supreme court s decision overruling roe and saying that states can prohibit abortion allows states to restrict certain forms of contraception, that states argue function as abortifacients. where do you go now? can you appeal this, can you challenge this? there s obviously, like yourself, there are obviously many, many people who are against this? the us supreme court is the final arbiter about what the united states constitution means. at least in the sense of there is no other court or body you can appeal to to overall this decision. now that being said, nothing in this decision stops congress, the federal legislature, from choosing to protect abortion rights, and nothing is stopping state legislatures from choosing to protect abortion rights. it is just that the constitution no longer requires them to do so. what would you be calling for
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