overturn a decision that s been a place for over 50 years, saying roe v wade is no longer law. it is a slap in the face to women. we are here to help you if you are pregnant and if you are in need of support. the court affirmed today tha every life is worth living. reaction across the country swift and divided, causing jubilation for some and devastation for others appeared were keeping an eye on the protest in major cities tonight. president biden calling for peace in saying violence is never acceptable today. 13 states up already past cold trigger laws making abortion illegal now or in the near future more states are expected to join them. first we begin what s in the actual opinion. nearly half a century after brophy wait the supreme court overturned a precedent for ruth bader ginsburg have long warned that it s was on shaky ground for said it was exceptionally weak. justices joined him and said th constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each state from regula
make their own decision. congress woman maxine waters ha to this to say outside the supreme court today. you ain t seen nothing yet. women are going to control thei bodies the matter how they try to stop by the. to help with the supreme court. we will decide and women will b in control of their bodies. we will defy them. we keep talking about these people being poured about the rule of law and the enforcement of following the branches and the authorities that they have this plenty of comments like that today it doesn t matter what the supreme court decided, we are not going to comply. don t know what she means by that. i don t know if it s something that you comply with or don t comply with. but it is saying is that we the courts are no longer going to interfere with the authority of the state to restrict abortion and thereby protect unborn huma
decision is the culmination of deliberate effort over decades to upset the balance of our law it s a realization of an extrem ideology that tragic error of the supreme court, in my view. the court is done but it s neve done before, expressly take awa constitutional right that is so fundamental to so many american that it has already been recognized. taking away constitutional right that is already been recognized. your reaction? well, from the first day of the decision and probably the left on the right half criticized the decision. even ruth bader ginsburg they are more similar to china and north korea and so the decision today was a good decision, turning the decision back over to the people in the
the supreme court, american women today have less freedom than their mothers. on the opposite side, republican house minority leade kevin mccarthy said today s supreme court decision is the most important pro-life ruling and american history. the people have won a victory and mccarthy is calling on the department of justice to offer protection. the reaction to this principle decision by the court must be peaceful. and the doj must step up to protect our justices, their family, churches. and pro-life pregnancy centers from unprovoked violence. there were also members of the media who express their frustration or dismay with today s ruling. i think that the supreme court, i think they are no more black robespierre the ropes are random blue. it s a heartbreaking betrayal , watching the women.
warning about the practical implications for today the cour said that from the very moment of fertilization, a woman has n rights to speak of and they can force her to bring a pregnancy to turn even at the steepest an familial costs. across the country numerous states have already acted in anticipation of today s decision . the tree of the centers warned not only state actions but also the damage they believe the majority has done for the court itself. one of us once said that it is not often in the law that so fe have so quickly change so much for all of us in our time on this court, that is never been more true than today in overruling roe and casey, it betrayed its guiding and supposed chief justice roberts tried to find the middleground. both both the court s opinion said they have five relentless freedom from doubt on the legal issue that i cannot share. i would decide the question we answered and there is no need t go further to decide this case.