the weekend. the demonstrations were overwhelmingly loud, but peaceful. but in arizona, police say protesters pounded on the glass doors of the state senate building and vandalized a monument that led law enforcement to deploy tear gas to break up the crowds at the state capitol. at least 13 states have so-called trigger laws meant to automatically outlaw abortion after the supreme court s decision. cnn s alexandra field explains, some states wasted no time. reporter: after nearly 50 years the change came to some states in mere minutes or matter of just hours. as of this morning, abortions performed in oklahoma or solicited in oklahoma are illegal. reporter: at least nine states effectively banning abortion on the very day of the supreme court s seismic decision, kentucky, louisiana,
saying that they are concerned about women in other states. they want more to be done outside of california. they say they re not going to give up. that their work here is on going. i also spoke to someone who is on the other side of this issue, who is celebrating this decision, but who told me, look, now in california we have even more work to do because they don t want women from other states coming to california to get an abortion. they call it an abortion vacation. and they say they don t want their tax dollars to go towards that. so you have, of course, both sides of the issue. the people here supporting a woman s right to an abortion, stopping traffic. and of course you see the signs, they are chanting. they re doing anything they can to call attention to this protest. what a day it has been here in washington, d.c. it s about almost exactly 13
fearing a future gop majority would enact a more conservative agenda. at the white house, president biden called for electing more democrats to congress. this fall, roe is on the ballot. personal freedoms are on the ballot. the right to privacy, liberty, equality are all on the ballot. reporter: while democrats hope the issue motivates voters in november, many republicans believe the midterm will turn on the economy. most people are pretty entremplged with what they believe on this particular issue and what ought to happen. reporter: but the fight ultimately may be at the state level. 26 states likely to ban abortion completely, including 13 that set abortion bans into motion as soon as roe is overturned. the emotion palpable on the streets. it s one important victory. it s not the end, but we are dancing on the grave of roe versus wade. reaction from two key
their home state for abortion care. reporter: the list of states where you can t get abortion is expected to grow. a federal judge in alabama granting emergency order allowing the state to implement its abortion ban immediately. ohio judge now also allowing the state to implement its abortion ban. while indiana s governor is calling for return of general assembly to pass a new anti-abortion law. in st. louis, missouri, alexandra field, cnn. some companies are vowing to stand by employees impacted by the u.s. supreme court s abortion ruling. experts say the decision will cause, quote, immediate economic pain to people in the 26 states most likely to ban abortions. and where people already earned less and have limited access to healthcare. several companies have promised to cover travel expenses for abortion access, including microsoft, levis, yelp, netflix and the walt disney company.
with trigger laws. and a preview of the g7 summit in germany this weekend where ukraine will top the agenda. all right now a bomb shell decision by the u.s. supreme court is rocking the american political landscape this weekend. ending nearly a half century of constitutional protection for abortion. that right was abruptly erased on friday in a 5-4 ruling, striking down the landmark roe v. wade decision of 1973. it immediately triggered an outpouring of large and angry protests across the country, with many more expected. this decision is an outrage.