with this decision, the conservative majority of the supreme court shows how extreme it is, how far removed they are from the majority of this country. they made the united states an outlier among developed nations in the world. but this decision must not be the final word. my administration will use all of its appropriate lawful powers, but congress must act. if you vote, you can act. you can have the final word. this is not over. thank you very much. i ve more to say on this in weeks to come. thank you. reporters: mr president. president biden there speaking to the american people. hello and welcome to sportsday. hello there. this is your update from the bbc sport centre. england have made hard work for themselves in their response to new zealand s first innings total, after an early batting collapse, with all top four out in single figures. joe wilson reports. these are the crazy test match times when the state of play seems to change by the second. a landmark day forjack
the fight is over. but senior republicans, including former vice president mike pence welcome the ruling. millions of women across the united states have lost their constitutional right to abortion, after a ruling of momentous significance by the country s supreme court. it has overturned a 50 year law that legalised abortion nationwide and it now means that individual us states are legally able to ban it. 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. in the past hour, president biden has said it was a sad day for the court and for the country. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports now on an issue and a decision which has polarised the united states. this is a huge, historic moment for america. as they hear the news from the court, there isjubilation from anti abortionists. life won today! life won today, they chant, celebrating a victory
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but senior republicans including former vice president mike pence and mitch mcconnell welcome the ruling saying it s a victory for the unborn. fifty 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 is at the supreme court for us now. this is a huge, historic moment for america. as they hear the news from the court, there isjubilation from anti abortionists. life won today! life won today, they chant, celebrating a victory after almost 50 yea