Republicans, Democrats React to Overturning of Roe v. Wade

Republicans, Democrats React to Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) talks to reporters minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington on June 24, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Republican leaders are lauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion at a national level, while Democrats are decrying what they call the revocation of women’s rights.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who played a role in preserving the seat left vacant by the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and paving the way for a Republican-appointed conservative majority, said Friday’s ruling is a “historic victory.”