hello and welcome to bbc world news. millions of women in the us have lost their constitutional right to abortion. the supreme court has overturned a longstanding judgment that legalised terminations nationwide. individual states can now decide whether to ban the practice. let s bring you some live pictures from washington, which shows you pictures of pro life demonstrators, appealing that decision, demonstrating against it, and that has been protests across the united states. these are live pictures from washington. these are live pictures from washington. i spoke to leah litman, assistant professor of law at the university of michigan, about the immediate consequences of this ruling. today, the only remaining clinic in the state of west virginia closed and had to cancel appointments for patients. they were on the phone with women as they were sobbing, when they found out they would no longer have access to abortion in the state. we are talking about the constitution here, o
for the unborn. 50 years of a legally enshrined right to abortion in the united states has been brought to an end, after the country s supreme court decided to overturn its landmark ruling made in 1973. it means tens of millions of women across the us do not have their right to an abortion guaranteed by the constitution, and individual us states are now legally entitled to ban the procedure. 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. our north america editor sarah smith reports. cheering. this is a huge, historic moment for america. as they hear the news from the court, there isjubilation from anti abortionists. chanting: life won today! life won today , they chant, celebrating a victory after almost 50 years. i ve seen the devastation abortion has wrought on our country, on a communal level and on a personal level, and this is so vindicating to know
the north of the territory has again been heavily bombarded by israeli air strikes. and meanwhile, a video analysed by bbc verify appears to show an air strike at the crossing itself earlier the extent of the damage is unclear. the video was recorded by cctv footage on the egyptian side of the border and published by egyptian news channel al qahera news. we ll hear more about the conditions inside of gaza, but first a report from our international editor, jeremy bowen, who is in southern israel. another war, of words, has started over who is responsible for the suffering of palestinian civilians in gaza. israel is dropping the bombs. it says blame hamas for killing and kidnapping and, says israel, hiding behind civilians. gazans crowded into un schools after israel told them to move south towards the egyptian border. they are supposed to be protected by the laws of war. america has felt it necessary to deliver repeated reminders of that to israel, along with military aid. th
citizens have a right to clarify important questions. the judges have no right to interfere with the democratic wishes of the electorate, let s stop wasting time and get on to repealing the european community act. as always, really keen to hear from you do get in touch throughout the morning. that ruling is in 30 minutes hello, welcome to the programme. we re live until 11. as you d expect, the programme will be dominated by reaction to that supreme court ruling, due in just under half an hour s time. as always, do get in touch use #victorialive, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today in half an hour s time, the supreme court will deliver its ruling on whether the prime minister needs parliament s approval before she can start the process of leaving the eu. the long awaited judgment will decide how the eu s article 50 exit clause is triggered. the government argues that ministers have the power to do that, but opponents sa
the government will comply with the judgment of the court and do all that it can to implement it. brexit secretary david davis is due to make a statement later setting out how the government will respond. good morning from the supreme court which today has made legal, constitutional and political history. with this judgment by eight to three, it is parliament that has to three, it is parliament that has to trigger article 50 to begin the formal process of the united kingdom leaving the european union. it is a defeat for the government, which said that through its prerogative powers it could trigger article 50 alone. but that was the decision by eight to three of the supreme court justices as it was read out this morning here the supreme court by the president, lord neuberger. today, by a majority of 8 3, the supreme court rules that the government cannot trigger article 50 without an act of parliament authorising it to do so. book briefly, the reasons given in a judgment writ