luckily it didn t get worse than that. police say this followed verbal confrontations against protesters and a driver. in phoenix, a crowd of abortion rights protesters surrounded the state law building, tear gas was used to disperse the crowd. as of today, 13 states have trigger laws banning abortions in light of the ruling. some gomboldened house republicans want to push a ban on abortion at 15 weeks nationwide. leaders around the world are blasting the supreme court s decision, calling it a huge blow to women s rights and gender equality. cnn has a team covering today s protests. polo sandoval is in fnew york. but we begin with joe johns, outside the supreme court. joe? reporter: jim, we have certainly seen this crowd growing over the last several hours. it has been peaceful but it has been confrontational. when i worked up i saw people on either side of this issue essentially yelling and cursing at each other but it has not gone physical. there s a lot of anger here.
imagine trying to take a deep breath and failing. reporter: he needed a heart transplanet. when i was in the hospital i was saying if i get out alive i m making a commitment to get back. reporter: he received an organ after being on the waiting list a few months. when i say a heart choosing a person, the comparison is amazing. reporter: the heart had belonged to charlene s 22-year-oldson joey, who had been struck and killed by a car. it s not just the man who carry s my son s heart but i love the man. reporter: hamid is regularly returning to the hospital ready to speak to those waiting for organs. and today, charlene was by his side. i wanted him to be at my wedding, walk me down the aisle. he placed a rose on the seat for
joey. when we got to the top and he hugged me, i could feel his heartbeating through his suit. you cannot change destiny but you can change something terrible into something positive for many families. out of the fire, pull out life.