Roe v. Wade Overturned

The leading Republican candidates for governor remained mostly quiet about the Supreme Court's decision.

“It’s very sad that society is going backwards."

After the Supreme Court overturns Roe V. Wade, lawmakers on Capitol Hill tell us what they think about the court’s decision.

“As troubling as this is, it doesn’t affect anyone’s right to an abortion here. And you know, that I hope is the message that people remember.”

Abortion bans that were put on the books in some states in the event Roe v. Wade was overturned have started automatically going into effect.

The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents.

“A woman’s fundamental right to make decisions about her own body are hers alone — not the government’s," said Sen. Brian Schatz.

The ruling, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents.

He also called the ruling a “huge step backward for women’s rights.”

In the court’s majority opinion overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, Justice Samuel Alito said the decision applied only to abortion. But critics of the court’s conservative majority discounted that statement.

Lawmakers speak on the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

Some opponents took to name-calling and attacked Collins for being naive or complicit. Others called for her resignation.

Republicans and conservative leaders celebrated the culmination of a decades-long campaign to undo the nationwide legalization of abortion that began with Roe v. Wade in 1973.

Passion is flowing outside the Supreme Court after a conservative leaning bench ruled 6 to 3 in Dobb's versus Jackson Women's Health Organization. Washington News Bureau correspondent Peter Zampa is on the scene.