a second earthquake has shaken an area in south eastern afghanistan, causing yet more death and destruction. and making a comeback after the pandemic: the legendary glastonbury festival kicks off for the first time in three years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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. our north america editor sarah smith reports. cheering. this is a huge, historic moment for america. cheering continues. as they hear the news from the
society, abortion is already one of the most divisive issues. even the president is powerless to change the court s ruling. with this decision, the conservative majority of the supreme court shows how extreme it is, how far removed they are from the majority of this country. they have made the united states an outlier among developed nations in the world. but this decision must not be the final word. come join us on the march for quality come join us in the march for equality. abortion rights have been fought overfor decades. good evening. in a landmark ruling, - the supreme court today legalised abortions. in 1973, the supreme court ruled in the test case of roe v wade that women must have access to abortion across america a decision totally reversed today. it is my profound honour to be the first president in history to attend the march for life. cheering. as president, donald trump
of pink hats and funny signs and colorful signs and many of them we can t put on daytime tv. but brooke, as much as this is a march for the different issues and for these different group, and a march for equality, it is very much a march against donald trump. you go up to anybody here, and they will tell you that they are out here because of everything that donald trump has done and they say that taking the country backwards and a destructive force in the country, and no mistake that this is taking place on the first anniversary of his inauguration. that is right. and he is home, and perhap hes can hear some of the voices just outside of the residence of 1600 pennsylvania avenue. and now we go to rene marsh who is still in the thick of that crowd, rene, and what are the marchers there sharing with you? well, brooke, i can the tell you that what is just so stunning about this picture, and i want to show you what it looks like at this hour is that all of the president needs to do is
he will have a huge part in this weekend s new york city pride parade. widely regarded as the largest celebration of its kind in the world. you can catch him at the front of the route on the float for wnbc. that s our flagship station here in the great new york. and there is a lot to celebrate this year. to date, 19 states and the district of columbia have legalized marriage equality, and the momentum continues on the national level. president obama just last week expanded federal benefits to gay couples through an executive order. yes, there is obviously much more work to be done, but advances in marriage equality no longer seem like blockbuster news, and that s a pretty awesome thing. rafi joins us at the table for a giant spin. rafi, it has been it s been a great year. there s a lot to celebrate. it is a celebration. the pride march, of course, is political in its roots. it s a march for equality, and it has been, but every year it seems that there is more and more to celebrate.