By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-house-republicans-hold-news-conference-on-supreme-court-overturning-of-roe-v-wade Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: House Republicans hold news conference on Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade Politics Updated on Jun 24, 2022 3:27 PM EDT — Published on Jun 24, 2022 12:13 PM EDT House Republicans are hailing the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the right to an abortion. Watch the new conference in the player above. The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court that has been fortified by three appointees of former President Donald Trump. “This is certainly a day that pro-lifers have been waiting for for 49 years,” said Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn. “Today’s Supreme Court decision was a step to protect the most precious and basic right, the right to life.” Both sides predicted the fight over abortion would continue, in state capitals and in Washington, and Justice Clarence Thomas, part of Friday’s majority, called on the court to overturn other high court rulings protecting same-sex marriage, gay sex and the use of contraceptives. READ MORE: Faith leaders react with joy, anger to Roe’s reversal The decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. The ruling came more than a month after the stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicating the court was prepared to take this momentous step. By — Associated Press Associated Press
House Republicans are hailing the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the right to an abortion. Watch the new conference in the player above. The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court that has been fortified by three appointees of former President Donald Trump. “This is certainly a day that pro-lifers have been waiting for for 49 years,” said Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn. “Today’s Supreme Court decision was a step to protect the most precious and basic right, the right to life.” Both sides predicted the fight over abortion would continue, in state capitals and in Washington, and Justice Clarence Thomas, part of Friday’s majority, called on the court to overturn other high court rulings protecting same-sex marriage, gay sex and the use of contraceptives. READ MORE: Faith leaders react with joy, anger to Roe’s reversal The decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. The ruling came more than a month after the stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicating the court was prepared to take this momentous step.