abortion rights. removing federal protections for abortions after nearly 50 years. several states already have restricted or banned abortion begun moving while many other states will keep it legal or past laws expanding abortion access. our legal panel is standing by to discuss this and other major cases before the supreme court. fox team coverage as well, alexis mcadams live on the protests nationwide, first, david spunt live outside the supreme court. just after 6:00 eastern time, several thousand people outside the u.s. supreme court they can t go to the steps yet because of high fences but people have been out here since late morning. you hear loud. [background noises] behind me and angry people, i will say it has been peaceful, no teargas or violence, it s been a peaceful protest, that s what authorities were hoping for today but the issue is after the supreme court s narrative meets washington d.c., it goes back to the state and that is where we are looking at a map i
celebrating, abortion rights advocates, devastated. the question now where does the fight go next? to the white house. you re looking at it live. to congress. to state houses across the country. so over the next 60 minutes, we ll tick you live to those key places where decisions are happening. we ll take you outside the supreme court where you just saw some of those demonstrations and we re seeing protests all across the country. these are some of those. in st. louis, chicago. just ahead, we ll speak to the governor of one state where abortion rights could soon disappear. governor whitmer will join us live. we re in washington on an extraordinary friday along with our nbc news team. julia, you re there where demonstrations have been happening. tell us what it s like. hallie, if you want to know just how divided our country is, look no further than the crowd behind me. we ve seen abortion rights activists face off today, get in each other s faces. bull horns. you name it. ev
what authorities were hoping for today but the issue is after the supreme court s narrative meets washington d.c., it goes back to the state and that is where we are looking at a map i want to show you the different states, a colorful map shows where each state stands specifically when it comes to abortion. when the supreme court came down with the decision yesterday at 10:10 a.m. eastern time, 13 states called trigger state, they went into effect or will go into effect soon. texas, oklahoma, louisiana, mississippi, north dakota and south dakota. look at states like florida, nebraska, montana, indiana, currently still working to pass legislation making abortion illegal in those states but gray stays on the map show where abortion is still legal.
reproductive rights organizations. texas is one of 13 states that is a trigger state. they have trigger laws in place that would ban abortions if roe v. wade was reversed. here, a lot of you are going to vote and voice their opinions. they are outraged. we are also expecting to see counterprotest like texas right to life. this is one of the organizations that supported the initial six-week band here, katie. so, liz, what kind of impact is the current news, regarding roe v. wade, having on the political races that are pending there in texas. especially in the governor tory hall, the race is a central talking point. the democratic candidate here is hoping to galvanize voters over this issue. he called it a power grab. it is a way to control women. the current governor, doubled
even in your blood guiltiness! a baby is a gift from god, a baby has a heartbeat. those who come here to preach and protest have no idea why people have come to terminate their pregnancies, how heartbreaking or how easy that decision have been to make. they don t know whether they were victims of incest or rape or whether they just made a mistake. you will know the word of the lord. they say abortion at any stage, under any circumstances, is murder. essentially the question is, is it ok to murder a baby in the womb when fill in the blank. no. it wasn t the baby s fault if it is an issue of rape or incest. it s a baby. mississippi is known as a trigger state. if the supreme court does overturn roe v wade, it will implement a law banning almost all abortions, but there will be exceptions, so what these protesters call their work, their calling, will continue. once this is gone, they are going to move right up the food chain with all of the things that we value, evangelical christians d