could serve as a template for limiting other individual rights previously recognized by the court, like same-sex marriage and access to contraception. if the rationale of the decision as released were to be sustained, a whole range of rights are in question. reporter: but in the wake of this draft opinion, democrats are vowing to fight to protect abortion rights. will go down as an abomination. one of the worst, most damaging decisions in modern history. we could pass a law to protect every woman s right to an abortion and we should do that. if this turns out to be the opinion of the court and it s issued, it could have a major impact on the outcome of this election. reporter: republicans are condemning the leak itself. whoever committed this lawless act knew exactly what it could bring about. whoever did this leak should be prosecuted and should go to
in 13 of those states, women would lose access to abortion immediately and outright. let s take a look at some of the states she s referring to. the red ones you see there are all but certain to ban abortion. we will continue to have more on this breaking story, we ll have more for you in about 20 minutes from now. now, we were just saying, we already know the court s action on abortion will be a major campaign issue in this year s midterm elections, and apparently so will donald trump. we re seeing the first evidence of that in ohio. cnn projects j.d. vance, who was endorsed by trump, will be the republican senate primary candidate. he s best known as an author and will face democratic congressman tim ryan in november in what s expected to be one of the most hotly contested races of the
now home and car break-ins are on the rise because repeat offenders know they can get away with it. chesa boudin is failing to do his job. there s a better way to keep san francisco safe. recall chesa boudin now. . hello, and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, i m rosemary church, just ahead this hour, the protests across america over a supreme court draft opinion that would overturn roe v. wade, we will examine what happens if abortion rights are actually struck down and what resource there is if any to stop it from happening.
a statement calling the leak an egregious breach. he has directed the marshal of the court to investigate. the court confirms the draft is authentic, but cautioned it does not represent a decision or position of any member on the issues in the case. the nearly 100-page opinion says a majority of justices are prepared to uphold a mississippi law that would ban abortion after 15 weeks and overturn roe v. wade, which established a right to abortion 50 years ago, leaving it to individual states to determine abortion s legality. justice samuel alito authored the draft, stating, there is no inherent right to an abortion, writing, the constitution makes no reference to abortion and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision. alito says roe was egregiously wrong from the start, and that its reasoning was exceptionally weak and the decision has had damaging consequences. the opinion is not expected to
to end their pregnancies. the supreme court s chief justice has confirmed the leaked draft opinion that would overturn roe v. wade is, in fact, authentic. that landmark rules has federally guaranteed safe and legal abortions for nearly a half century. and polls show a majority of americans support it. striking down roe would put states in charge of abortion laws and many would immediately enact their own bans. thousands of people right across the country have been protesting the court s likely decision, which we have to stress, again, is not final. the u.s. vice president called it, quote, a direct assault on freedom. now you at this very moment, roe v. wade remains the law of the land, but let s talk about what a world without roe looks like. women in almost half the country would see their access to abortion severely limited.