Abortion in the United States, LIVE: repercussions after the Supreme Court ruling, minute by minute

Missouri becomes the first state to ban prison abortion

The governor of Missouri, Republican Mike Parson, signed this Friday the first of the “activation” laws with which twenty-six states of the country provide ban abortion.

The legislation prohibits doctors and health personnel from performing abortions unless a medical emergency occurs. Apart from this exception, it will be exposed to any person who performs or induces an abortion sentences of between 5 and 10 years of imprisonment. The law, however, prohibits the persecution and prosecution of abortion women. Keep reading

What does the sentence of the Supreme Court mean?

The Court’s ruling does not make abortion illegal, but since access to the procedure is no longer considered a constitutional right, states can now act to ban it.

Legal experts said the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is one of the few times the Supreme Court overturned a previous decision declaring a constitutional right, and it was the only time it overturned a right that had significant public support.

Michelle Obama: “My heart is broken for the people of this country”

Michelle Obama, the former first lady of the United States, has shown her sorrow over the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion.

“I am heartbroken for the people of this country who have just lost the fundamental right to make informed decisions about their bodies. It breaks my heart that we are now destined to learn the painful lessons of yore before ‘Roe v Wade. ‘it became the law of the country, a time when women risked losing their lives through illegal abortions,’ she said.

The Vatican says the US ruling on abortion challenges the world

The Pontifical Academy for Life affirmed today that the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which eliminates the protection of the right to abortion is a question that “questions the whole world” and that it is necessary to reopen a debate on the protection of abortion. in a company.

“The ruling of the Court shows how the question of abortion continues to ignite a heated debate. The fact that a large country with a long democratic tradition has changed its position on this issue also challenges the whole world”, reads a note from the Pontifical Academy.

“The protection and defense of human life is not an issue that can be confined to the exercise of individual rights, but it is a question of broad social significance,” he added.

After this sentence, the world must “reopen a non-ideological debate on the place that the protection of life in a civil society occupies” to ask itself “what kind of coexistence and society” it wants to build.

Biden defended the right to abortion: “It’s not over”

President Joe Biden today recalled the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the historic Roe vs. Wade made a sad day for the country and urged voters to act in November legislative elections to protect the right to abortion.

“This is a sad day for the country, in my opinion, but it doesn’t mean the fight is over,” the president said from the White House.

Furthermore, he announced that his government will take actions to try to facilitate access to abortions, such as defending women who want to travel to another state to have an abortion and protect access to contraception and abortion pills. Read more

Macron asked to protect abortion: “It is a fundamental right”

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday showed his solidarity with American women after the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal the right to abortion in the United States, a “fundamental right for all women” that must be “protected”.

“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 Supreme Court of the United States of America”, the French leader wrote on Twitter.

Trump on Supreme Court ruling on abortion: “It’s God’s decision”

Former US President Donald Trump celebrated on Friday that the Supreme Court had revoked the protection of the right to abortion and, when questioned about his responsibility in this decision, appointing three conservative judges to this court, said: “It is a God’s decision “.

In statements to the Fox network, Trump was convinced that the decision made today by the Supreme Court “will ultimately work for everyone”.

He also stressed that this is a sentence that respects the Constitution “and restores their rights to those who should have had them for a long time”.