as god s work. some high profile us firms have already offered to fund travel expenses for employees seeking out of state abortions. protests have been held outside the supreme court in washington and in other cities. there s renewed pressure on borisjohnson after the conservatives suffered a double defeat in parliamentary by elections. the liberal democrats overturned a big tory majority in tiverton and honiton in devon, while labour regained the west yorkshire seat of wakefield. the party co chairman oliver dowden has resigned, and the former leader, lord howard, has said it s time the country had new leadership. boris johnson conceded the results were not brilliant but vowed to keep going . here s our deputy political editor vicki young. liberal democrats are getting used to toppling tories in by elections. but this victory broke all records. the winning candidate said voters have sent a message. your behaviour, mrjohnson, makes a mockery of leadership. by any measure
the latest headlines: the us supreme court overturns the landmark roe versus wade ruling, ending the constitutional right to an abortion that dates back nearly 50 years. the historicjudgement will transform abortion rights in america with individual states now able to ban or restrict the procedure. 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, herstaff, and her patients, feel today. well, obviously, devastated. beleaguered for the past six weeks since the trial. the opinion was leaked. it s been a tough day but we ve made it through the day. this process in the state is that the ruling from the upper court must be certified.
this is bbc news. i m simon pusey. our top stories: the us supreme court overturns the landmark roe v wade ruling, ending the constitutional right to an abortion that dates back nearly 50 years. the historicjudgement will transform abortion rights in america, with individual states now able to ban or restrict the procedure. this decision to overturn national abortion rights, to overturn roe v wade, was a radical legal move. but it has no way and at the political fight over abortion. critics say the ruling is a major setback to a woman s right to choose. president biden has strongly condemned the decision. but senior republicans, including former vice president mike pence and mitch mcconnell, welcome the ruling saying it s a victory for the unborn.
this is bbc news. i m simon pusey. our top stories: the us supreme court overturns the landmark roe v wade ruling, ending the constitutional right to an abortion that dates back nearly 50 years. the historicjudgement will transform abortion rights in america, with individual states now able to ban or restrict the procedure. this decision to overturn national abortion rights, to overturn roe v wade, was a radical legal move. but it has no way and at the political fight over abortion. critics say the ruling is a major setback to a woman s right to choose. president biden has strongly condemned the decision. but senior republicans, including former vice president mike pence and mitch mcconnell, welcome the ruling saying it s a victory for the unborn.
this is bbc news. i m simon pusey. our top stories: the us supreme court overturns the landmark roe v wade ruling, ending the constitutional right to an abortion that dates back nearly 50 years. the historicjudgement will transform abortion rights in america, with individual states now able to ban or restrict the procedure. critics say the ruling is a major setback to a woman s right to choose. president biden has strongly condemned the decision. the court literally taking america back 150 years. this is a sad day for the country, in my view. but it doesn t mean the fight s over. but senior republicans, including former vice president