The US Supreme Court abolished the historic Roe v.
Wade with whom in 1973 the same court had legalized abortion in the USA.
"The Constitution does not confer the right to abortion", reads the sentence.
The decision was made by a divided court, with 6 votes in favor and 3 against.
Now, therefore
, individual states will be free to apply their laws on the matter
.
Already Texas and Missouri make abortion illegal
.
The State of New York assures: "Here it remains possible".
The UN
also intervenes :
abolishing the right to abortion is "a terrible blow to the human rights of women".
BIDEN'S SPEECH
- "Today is a sad day for the Supreme Court and the country": said
Joe Biden
.
"The US Supreme Court has taken away a constitutional right," he said.
Overturning the sentence is "a tragic mistake", the result of an "extreme ideology" dominant in the US Supreme Court, the president underlined speaking from the White House and admonishing that now "the health and lives of women in the country are at risk".
Biden appealed on Capitol Hill to restore the abortion ruling as federal law after the US Supreme Court abolished it.
"Now the ball goes to Congress," he said, promising that his administration will remain vigilant.
women's access to the abortion pill
and other "reproductive assistance" drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
This was announced by the White House in a note after the abortion of abortion by the US Supreme Court.
"Women must remain free to travel safely to another state to seek the care they need," the White House said in a statement.
"If a woman lives in a state that prohibits abortion, the Supreme Court's decision does not prevent her from traveling to a state that allows it," the president stressed, warning that if any state or local official tries to interfere with this fundamental right he will find opposition from his administration.
THE CONSEQUENCES
-
The abortion ban is expected to take effect in 13 US states in the next 30 days
.
These are republican states that have passed stringent abortion laws linking them to the awaited decision of the Supreme Court on Roe v.
Wade.
The 13 states can ban abortion in 30 days except in cases where the mother's life is in danger.
Missouri has announced that it is the "first"
state
to ban abortion, which is now also illegal in
Texas
with immediate effect.
Three liberal states on the Pacific coast -
California, Oregon and Washington
- announced a joint commitment to defend abortion rights.
"Access to abortion is a fundamental human right and remains safe, accessible and legal in New York," assures State Governor Kathy Hochul.
She echoes the mayor of the Big Apple, Eric Adams.
"You are welcome here," assures Adams.
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JUDGES AGAINST
- "Sadly", many women "have lost fundamental constitutional protection. We disagree", say liberal judges Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer.
The three judges voted against the decision to overturn the historic ruling.
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PROTESTS IN THE SQUARE
- Protests broke out outside the United States Supreme Court, minutes after the top judges abolished the right to abortion.
Protesters are increasing with each passing minute, there is also a contiguous of anti-abortionists who have embraced and rejoiced at the news that the Supreme Court overturned the historic 'Roe v.
Wade '.
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Protests erupted outside the US Supreme Court, minutes after top judges abolished the right to abortion after 50 years.
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POLITICAL REACTIONS IN THE USA
- A "cruel" and "scandalous" decision, says the speaker of the House in the US, the Democrat
Nancy Pelosi
.
In the November elections, she adds, women's rights are at stake.
Abortion has "been a right for 50 years": the Supreme Court's decision is an "insult" to women, adds Pelosi, ensuring that Democrats will continue to fight for women and for rights.
"Life has won," says former US president
Mike Pence
.
Barack Obama
criticizes the Supreme Court, accusing it of having "attacked the fundamental freedoms of millions of Americans".
A "brave" and "fair decision. It's a historic victory for the constitution and society," says Senate Republican leader
Mitch McConnell
.
"I applaud this historic ruling that saves lives," tweets the leader of the Republicans in the House,
Kevin McCarthy
.
"It is God's will," says
Donald Trump.
"The legal theory claimed by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade also jeopardizes other rights."
This was stated by Vice President
Kamala Harris
, assuring that the decision of the wise men on abortion "does not end the game.
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WORLDWIDE
- Abolishing the right to abortion is "a terrible blow to women's human rights".
This was stated by the
UN
after the decision of the US Supreme Court.
Boris Johnson
condemned the decision as "a big step backwards".
Asked about it on the sidelines of the summit of Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda, the British conservative premier was clear: "I have always believed in women's right to choose", he cut short.
Reactions denouncing the turning point of the great American ally also came to the United Kingdom from civil rights organizations and from representatives of all the major parties.
While a few dozen people gathered in front of the Washington embassy in London for a protest.
"Abortion is a fundamental right for all women. It must be protected. I express my solidarity with women whose freedoms are now being challenged by the United States Supreme Court."
French President
Emmanuel Macron
writes it on Twitter in French and English .