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 center for reproductive rights the organisation that argued on behalf of the plantiffs in north dakota. Ms smith, thanks forjoining us. What s your reaction to the ruling? what s your reaction to the rulin: ? ,. , what s your reaction to the rulin? ,. ,. , ruling? this was an incredible rulin: ruling? this was an incredible ruling and ruling? this was an incredible ruling and it s ruling? this was an incredible ruling and it s the ruling? this was an incredible ruling and it s the first ruling? this was an incredible ruling and it s the first time i ruling and it s the first time thatis ruling and it s the first time that is stayed that totally bans abortion in the us, one of those 1a states has seen abortion be reaffirmed as a right under the state constitution. So this was not a d
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
Defense systems cnn senior international correspondent Fred Pleitgen is live in kyiv. Fred, what more are you learning about the strike every one i definitely devastating blow for the ukrainians and one of the things that we have to say is it could actually still get a lot worse. You know, its sort boris there saying that more than a dozen people, the authorities are saying are still trapped or could still well be trapped underneath the debris of where those submit ballistic missiles impacted. And of course, the ukrainians are saying that because of that the Death Toll could still further rise. You guys were mentioning that right now it stands at 51 with over 200 people having been injured in that. And the ukrainians are saying that one of the reasons why the toll is as bad as it is, is that when those ballistic missiles struck that military educational facility, there was actually an Air Raid Alert that haD Gone into effect. However, they are saying that because the time between the f
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Womens the is today. French president Emanuel Macron in signs in the french constitution the rate for women to have an abortion. French president Emmanuel Macron enshrines in the french constitution of the right for women to have an abortion. Hello. Welcome to verified live. The us says it willjoin uk and other allies to create a humanitarian sea corridor to provide aid to gaza. This maritime corridor can and must be part of a sustained effort to increase the flow of humanitarian aid and commercial commodities into gaza through all possible routes, said a joint statement. The plan is to establish a Shipping Route which would get aid from cyprus to gaza by sea, working with the un to facilitate, coordinate, monitorand with the un to facilitate, coordinate, monitor and verify the flow of aid. The statement also said that efforts would be closely coordinated with israels government. Initialshipments coordinated with israels government. Initial shipments would arrive via cyprus where Israe