Americans are reacting with anger, joy, fear and confusion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The chasm over the issue is on full display: Abortion rights supporters are condemning the decision as cruel and calling it a dark day in history. Abortion foes say it will save countless lives.
In a 6-to-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, ending the nationwide protection of abortion and giving the states the power to decide abortion regulations.Supreme Court overturned Roe v. WadeThe canyon-like divide across the U.S. over the right to terminate a pregnancy was on full display, with abortion-rights supporters calling it a dark day in history, while abortion foes welcomed the ruling as the answer to their prayers.
Others involved in the decades-long fight for women's rights felt an acute setback to the movement but remained hopeful it might prove temporary. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat in a state where abortions are available with few restrictions, called the ruling a "war on women" and vowed to stand as a "brick wall" to help preserve the right. Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vowed to seek a ban on abortions after 15 weeks.
"This country is lurching to the right, taking away rights. The voters are going to have to intervene," said Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, the U.S. House majority whip. "We're headed to an autocracy with women being subservient to the wishes of men." Garrett Bess, who works with a lobbying arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation, said his group will continue to press states to restrict abortion.
"I absolutely believe that they will try to come after me. I'm not built for prison, but I'm ready," she said, "and I say, 'Let's do this.' You want to pick that fight with me? I'm fighting back."
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