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
already some republicans are pushing to put together a band that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. they are trying to ban abortion in every single set. justice cavanagh single set. justice cava nagh said single set. justice cavanagh said that the supreme court by overturning roe was returning it to states and congress also ruling out the possibility of a nationwide abortion ban. timer;r nationwide abortion ban. they ou for nationwide abortion ban. they you for talking nationwide abortion ban. they you for talking to nationwide abortion ban. they you for talking to us nationwide abortion ban. they you for talking to us about the latest ruling there. there are 13 us states which have laws in place to impose an immediate ban on abortion, now that roe v wade has been overturned by the supreme court. one of them is arkansas. sophie long reports from an abortion clinic in the state capital, little rock. just a warning, her report contains some distressing detail. it was e