first states with those bans taking effect. 26 states now preparing to ban or severely restrict abortion. demonstrator on both sides rallying at the supreme court, and across the country. abc s terry moran at the court tonight, and abc s rachel scott with women from all over this country on both side of the debate. some outraged that this is no longer a private decision doctor. others who say they have fought for this moment for 50 years. the political battle to come. former president trump, what appointed three conservative justices to the court tonight taking credit for the court overturning roe. and tonight republican senator susan collins, who supports abortion rights, now saying she was misled by justices gorsuch and kavanaugh. tonight, who those justices said about roe before being confirmed to the court. mary bruce this evening on how both parties believe this issue will be front be center in this year s midterms. did dividing lines clear. mothers and daughters who
The journalistic freak out over the possibility that the Supreme Court might actually overturn Roe continued on Wednesday night as ABC's Nightline devoted the entire episode to “extreme” new abortion laws and the scary future of “dismantling Roe.”
reporter: did you ever think that that would be the length that you would have to go through? no. i never did. i had to take a vacation day. i had to make sure both my kids were taken care of. it was really hard. reporter: but on the other side of this issue are women like wendy stearman, herself a mother of six. i very much agree with the founding principles of our country, which are to defend life and liberty and life is the first one. reporter: she runs a home school cooperative for more than 400 kids and she s a new member of the oklahoma state legislature. the purpose in my position as a legislator, my goal is to make sure that the state of oklahoma does outlaw abortion. as an individual citizen, my hope is that it will save the lives of babies. reporter: do you feel like the public support is behind you? in the state of oklahoma, absolutely. reporter: and the states, she tells me, are the places where these decisions should be made. she s eagerly awaiting a day