– The church must resort to action

On January 22, 1973, women across the United States cheered when the Roe v. Wade court legalized abortion.

But the ruling is no longer the law of the land, because last June the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

This means that abortion at a national and federal level is not legalised, but that it is up to each individual state to set the rules of the game.

– Women should be able to make these deeply personal decisions without political interference, writes President Joe Biden in a press release from the White House.

But the opponents of abortion do not agree with that, namely they continue to demonstrate against the right to abortion.

March for life

So far, 13 states have introduced a ban on abortion, but members of the “pro-life” movement do not think that is enough.

This weekend they have attended the annual March for life march, with the desire to have a national ban on abortion.

TV 2’s USA correspondent, Øystein Bogen, was in Washington DC on Friday and took in the pace among the protesters.

– Put an end to abortion, ban it and make it illegal, says protester Scott Adams to TV 2.

Even with rape and incest?

– Whatever reason they may have, there is no excuse for taking a life, he concludes.

Bethany Miller has traveled all the way from Chicago to attend the demonstration, and she agrees with Adams.

– I wish there was a national ban. We as Americans, as the body of Christ, and the church must step up and resort to action, she says to TV 2.

When the court handed down its decision in 1973, called New York Times it a “historic solution to a highly controversial issue”.

However, the intervening 50 years have shown that the issue is anything but resolved, and still extremely divisive.

Teeth in abortion clinics

It did not take long after they became legal before the first abortion clinics appeared all over the country.

Opponents of abortion then began pushing back against the change, including with violence.

From 1977 to 2021, there were 11 murders, 42 bombings and 196 arson attacks targeting abortion clinics, patients and volunteers, data from National Abortion Federation.

Most recently this week, a Planned Parenthood clinic in Illinois was set on fire by opponents.

Marked increase

Abortion clinics are busier than ever since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade last June.

But according to one analysis of data from July and August, the number of legal abortions immediately fell by 6 percent nationally.

However, it is not reflected in states such as Kansas, where abortion up to 22 weeks is still legal.

There, demand increased as people traveled from nearby states with newly restrictive laws.

During the summer, the state saw a 36 percent increase in the number of abortions performed. North Carolina, Colorado and Illinois saw similar jumps.

A terrifying example of having to cross state lines to perform the procedure is the 10-year-old girl who was raped and refused an abortion in her home state of Ohio.

Kamala Harris to conservative state

The US vice president has distinguished himself as a strong voice in the fight for the right to abortion.

And on Sunday afternoon, she travels to Tallahassee in Florida, where she will give a speech in connection with what should have been the 50th anniversary of the right to abortion.

It is a state where Democrats have been wary of new attempts to restrict abortion by the Republican administration.

Ron DeSantis is the governor of the state, and is a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate.

He does not hide what he thinks about the abortion issue.

It is expected that Harris will speak from 19. The case will be updated!