The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Roe v. Wade opinion that has secured constitutional protections for abortion in the country for nearly 50 years. At least 13 states have so-called trigger laws that ban or severely limit abortion and are set to come into effect virtually as soon as Roe v. Wade is overturned. Personal freedoms are on the ballot.”WATCH | Reaction from Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Pelosi slams ‘disgraceful’ decision after U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the conservative majority Supreme Court a ‘slap in the face’ to women and their reproductive freedom. Roe v. Wade was just overturned,” she said “We’re living in a post-Roe America now. A 2.4-metre-tall fence was erected around the Supreme Court in the days after the leak as part of ramped-up security measures.

Source: CBC News June 24, 2022 23:05 UTC