It was a major part of the trump harris debate. And on thursday, there was a further development in north dakota. A judge struck down the state s near total ban on abortion, saying north dakota s constitution gives women a fundamental right to choose abortion before foetal viability. Elisabeth smith is with the centre for reproductive rights, the organisation that argued on behalf of the plantiffs in north dakota. What is your reaction to the ruling? an incredible ruling and the first time that a state that totally banned abortion in the united states, one of those 14 the united states, one of those 1a states, has seen abortion be reaffirmed as a right under the state constitution. This was not a decision based on voters based on a state constitutional amendment, this was a judge saying no, the north dakota constitution protects the fundamental right to make a decision about bodily autonomy, free from government interference. This is a wonderful day for people of north dakota and acros
And it feels like everything is kind of changing again, because we ve just passed the bank holiday weekend they call labor day here in america, and that is always a signifier in an election year that it s now gearing up properly. There s a lot of people who, frankly, don t have the time or interest to pay any attention to politics over the summer holidays. But now that you know, there s an autumn chill in the air, that back to school feeling everywhere, this is typically when people start tuning in and paying some attention to politics. So it s almost as though the election actually starts this week, marianna, if you can believe it. It started months ago for us. But for many voters, it starts now. Yeah, i know. We slightly envy the people for whom it starts now, or the people for whom it starts even later. And actually, speaking about big stuff that s coming up, we ve obviously got this presidential debate that s happening next week, isn t it, sarah? i guess that will feel like a momen
it was the angry with an election that they think was rigged. it was a very small portion, as you know, who went down to the capitol. a very small portion of them went in. i will tell you that they were angry from the standpoint of what happened with the election, because they re smart and they see. they saw what happens. i believe that that was a big part of what happened on january 6th. use it before that he didn t to talk about the capitol. yeah, look at the sixth. when you re telling people that a presidential election has been stolen, you can t be shocked when people believe you and then become violent. unprecedented was found by the british documentary filmmaker derek holder. yesterday, ahead of its premiere, holder told tmz that they would track the trajectory of donald trump s presidential campaign to the insurrection. that s something that the january six committee has been hard focused on in their investigation. a few weeks ago, they subpoenaed the footage
the fight is over. but senior republicans, including former vice president mike pence welcome the ruling. millions of women across the united states have lost their constitutional right to abortion, after a ruling of momentous significance by the country s supreme court. it has overturned a 50 year law that legalised abortion nationwide and it now means that individual us states are legally able to ban it. 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. in the past hour, president biden has said it was a sad day for the court and for the country. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports now on an issue and a decision which has polarised the united states. this is a huge, historic moment for america. as they hear the news from the court, there isjubilation from anti abortionists. life won today! life won today, they chant, celebrating a victory
In conversation with Tim Sebastian in 2004, she discusses the case ruling that challenged the criminal Abortion Laws in texas that ruled abortion was unconstitutional, except in cases where the mothers life was in danger. Older theme plays. When it comes to the legal history of the United States, the case of roe v wade is a landmark. It culminated in the decision to legalise abortion, and has been bitterly challenged ever since. Among me is jane roe who was in the case. She has dropped the pseudonym and now has the opposite opinion. Norma mccorvey, that is your real name. Yes, it is. Welcome to the programme. No abortion, as far as you are concerned under any circumstances, period 7 far as you are concerned under any circumstances, period . None at all. You are saying you are not antiabortion, you are pro life. What is the difference . I think the antiabortion stigma comes from the pro abortion movement. We call them pro abortion movement. We call them pro abortion movement. We call th