This dangerous and chilling decision will have devastating consequences across the country, forcing people to travel hundreds, sometimes thousands, of miles for care or remain pregnant, said Dr. Jennifer Childs-Roshak, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. She called the current make-up radical, Trumpian and said they had achieved their dark, extreme goal.. He wrote that those rulings are not at issue in the abortion matter decided Friday. Oh, and I love you. The US Supreme Courts decision to overturn the nations landmark abortion rights decision on Friday doesnt end the debate over abortion. My 17 year old son and I marched in Boston today! Activists and members of the Boston Red Cloaks converge in Hastings Park in Lexington to address the Supreme Courts overruling of Roe vs. Wade on Friday. And Democrats grip on Congress is tenuous, resting on Vice President Kamala Harriss tie-breaking vote in the Senate. Women must be able to decide freely about their lives, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Snchez wrote on Twitter. CVS had its plans in place prior to Fridays decision, a spokesman said. On Nantucket, 'move to Cape Cod' bumper sticker riles island officials. The Supreme Court Friday overturned Roe v. Wade Friday, ending decades-old constitutional protection for abortion and opening the doors for states to ban the procedure. The ultimate recourse for the American people is to expand majorities in the House and Senate that will do whatever it takes to codify Roe into law and expand access to safe, legal abortion nationwide, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat, said in a statement. Im going to take my little, small diminished power and put it together with all the other small, diminished peoples power.. hide caption. Regardless of whether exceptions are made for particular circumstances, a state may not prohibit any woman from making the ultimate decision to terminate her pregnancy before viability.. hide caption. Shes worried the decision will open the door for the Supreme Court to roll back other protections, such as the right to contraception. Heres the latest on abortion rights in the four states. Tyrone Turner for NPR He also said he would stand by the approved use by the Food and Drug Administration of the drug Mifepristone for medication abortions. The only way we can secure a womans right to choose, the balance that exists, is for Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade as federal law, Biden said. The design mama bear. Following her indictment that following June, the Superior Court set a . It's Boston local news in one concise, fun and informative email. Heres what happened after the release of the courts decision. Anti-abortion activist E.C. Every abortion-providing center right now is thinking about how they can hire additional providers ans well as training advance practice clinicians, White said. World leaders and abortion rights advocates described the ruling as horrific' and appalling.. A day after the Supreme Courts bombshell ruling overturning Roe v. Wade ended the constitutional right to abortion, emotional protests and prayer vigils turned to resolve as several states enacted bans and supporters and foes of abortion rights mapped out their next moves. In recent years, Massachusetts has repealed antiabortion measures and expanded access to abortion, helping ensure it remains legal here regardless of federal judicial action. Afeni X speaks to a crowd of abortion rights supports in front of the Supreme Court. She carried a sign reading, "An abortion saved my life." As of Friday evening, abortion was made illegal in at least nine states, with several other states with so-called "trigger laws" expected to collapse access to the medical procedure within days. Its a slap in the face to women about using their own judgment.". A pro-life supporter reacted outside the Supreme Court. Twenty-two of those states have laws or constitutional amendments to prohibit the procedure. Protesters . People gathered at Washington Square Park in New York City to protest against the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case on June 24. The social-networking giant said its assessing how to do that, given the legal complexities involved.. The right to reproductive health care and abortions are now in question in this country. Review: 'Small Mercies,' by Dennis Lehane - The New York Times Americans made the mistake of believing liberty was the culture of this land and not something they had to continually expand upon and fight to maintain. Republicans in the Senate can easily filibuster any bill to replace the rights once secured by Roe, while Biden lacks the power to unilaterally ensure abortion is available nationwide. WBUR reporters Cristela Guerra and Simn Rios contributed to this piece. Walt Disney Co., which has been mired in disputes with conservative leaders over its support for LGBTQ people, said it will cover the cost of travel for employees who cant access the care they need in their state. The decision was, for one side, a devastating ruling with pernicious national consequences, as the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts put it in a blog post Friday morning, or, for the other, a long overdue correction of a grave and unjust abuse of judicial power in the words of Myrna Maloney Flynn, president of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, the states leading anti-abortion group. With the Supreme Court ending the constitutional protections for abortion, four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving millions of mobile phone users by enabling the collection and sale of their personal data to third parties. Louis Public Radio hide caption. Boston police said they found the head nearby. The PPD is criminally investigating the off duty behavior of a Providence Police Officer last evening at a protest where a female was assaulted. Linda Raymond, 64, kisses her husband Chuck Raymond, 64, after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade on June 24, outside a Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Missouri. Not your uterus, not your choice, they chanted. hide caption. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion, and he was joined by Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett. He said he supports exceptions for rape, incest and cases where the life of the mother is at risk. Roe has never been enough, but in states like West Virginia, it was the only thing protecting abortion access,. You have been subscribed to WBUR Today. The fights promise to raise tensions between states in ways not seen since the era of slavery, experts say. The announcements came after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared abortion procedures immediately illegal based on his reading of a pre-Roe state statute. This fall, Roe is on the ballot, Biden said. Meanwhile clinic escorts were making sure that incoming patients knew that the clinic is still open, on June 24. People protested about abortion on Friday outside the Supreme Court in Washington. Katie Quinonez, executive director of Womens Health Center of West Virginia, said the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling issued Friday that allows states to ban abortion is making an immediate, hard-felt impact. Key facts about abortion views in the U.S. | Pew Research Center I have always said the termination of a pregnancy is just their opening act, she said, also noting that it was stunning to see Chief Justice John Roberts vote with the majority. Boston's abortion rights protests on Morning Edition | June 27, 2022 Caroline Norton, a 28-year-old medical student from Amherst, marches with other abortion rights advocates to Boston's government center on Saturday, June 25, 2022, the day after the Supreme Court issued its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. November 24, 2017: Nia Long says she's "thankful" for fianc Ime Udoka with a sweet Twitter post. Supporters and opponents of Fridays ruling have already gathered outside the Supreme Court building in Washington. Twenty-five-year-old Samantha Sanpietro has never known a time where women couldn't choose what to do with their body, making the Supreme Court decision she says extremely frightening. The Supreme Courts controversial decision allows states the individual power to set their own abortion laws. In overturning the nearly 50-year-old right of women. They cannot be allowed to have a majority in the Congress to do that, she said. Abortion rights supporters and major progressive groups are mobilizing a wave of protests Friday afternoon, aiming to make a major display of opposition to the Supreme Court ruling around 5 p.m. local time, two people involved in planning the demonstrations said. Abortion Protests Planned in Boston After Roe v. Wade Overturned - NBC Mia Caldwell, a rising junior at Harvard, found out about the decision when her mother came into her room with tears in her eyes. But despite controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress, theres little more Democrats can do via executive action or legislation, legal experts say, after the high court wiped out the constitutional right to abortion in a historic ruling. Abortion rights demonstrator Elizabeth White leads a chant in response to the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Jacob Rivas held a sign alone outside of Planned Parenthood near Boston University on Friday. Republicans also control the governors mansion in four blue states: Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire and Vermont. This decision is really going to impact them, she said. The group Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights said it will organize. Our doors are open and they will remain open to anyone who comes to Massachusetts, said Nate Horwitz-Willis, executive vice president of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. A rising fifth-year student at Northeastern, she said she anticipates abortion will continue to be protected in Massachusetts, but she worries for people living elsewhere where access will be severely restricted or banned. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned reporters that she believed Republicans would go after access to contraception and ban abortion nationwide.