Maeve Higgins: Roe v Wade ruling a 'bomb blast' for women's rights

The news that Roe v Wade has been overturned is a frightening glimpse of how violent Republicans have become, writes Maeve Higgin in New York.

Abortion-rights advocate Eleanor Wells, 34, chants her slogan during a protest in Los Angeles on Friday. Picture: Jae C. Hong/AP

“The health and life of women in our nation are now at risk.”

US president Joe Biden’s fury yesterday afternoon did nothing to change the fact the US Supreme Court has overruled Roe v Wade, denying people the constitutional right to abortion, a right we have had for almost 50 years.