The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v Wade, the major 1973 ruling that granted American women the constitutional right to an abortion, in a historic ruling that is likely to cause the majority of states to ban the procedure.
“Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” conservative justice Samuel Alito wrote in the majority opinion.
“The constitution makes no express reference to a right to obtain an abortion.”
The court voted along ideological lines. All six Republican-appointed justices voted to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and five said they would go further and overturn Roe and the constitutional right it established.
President Joe Biden condemned the court's decision, calling it a "sad day for the court and the country."
Mr Biden added that "the health and life of women in this nation is now at risk."
Hundreds of people descended on the Supreme Court following the ruling, with pro-choice and pro-life demonstrators flocking to the marbled building.
Paige Thomas, a 17-year-old from Colorado, fought back tears as she described how she fears growing up in a country where she has fewer rights than her mother did.
“A million things are going through my mind right now, mostly that women of colour and people living in poverty are not going to have access to the health care they need,” she told The National.
“It’s really an attack on all women everywhere and it’s just really overwhelming,”
A few metres away, Nathalie Wilson welcomed the ruling with a friend.
“We are here to celebrate the lives that are going to be saved,” said Ms Wilson, 20, who had driven from Richmond, Virginia.
The decision struck a chord with women of all generations.
Janet Clazzy came out to support women who were distraught after the court's ruling. Ms Clazzy said that as a teenager in 1970, she had to travel from her home in Tennessee to New York State to have an abortion.
The Florida resident said she was struggling to come to terms with the idea that once again, a woman may be forced travel the same path as her.
"I just can't believe that our Supreme Court is [taking] our country back into history," she told The National. "It's a very sad day for justice in America. But we need to rise up and we need to vote out the people who would take away our freedoms, because we've got to change the law."
Emotions flared throughout the morning, with opposing groups chanting over each other. Black metal fencing, erected after a draft decision was leaked in May, surrounded the Supreme Court, preventing crowds from venturing too close.
Many worried the Supreme Court may come for other civil liberties such as the right to gay marriage, something Justice Clarence Thomas suggested in his decision.
Caitlin Gibson, who dropped everything and rushed over to the Supreme Court to protest the decision, said she was worried Roe Vs Wade was only the beginning.
"Things happen gradually and then suddenly in life," she told The National. "And so this is the gradual drip, drip, drip to a reversal of a lot of rights for a lot of individuals."
The court's decision restores states' ability to prohibit abortion. Mississippi was one of 13 states with so-called trigger-laws that were designed to ban the procedure if the Supreme Court overturned Roe.
Liberal justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan said that the Supreme Court's decision paves the way for even more restrictive measures.
“Whatever the exact scope of the coming laws, one result of today’s decision is certain: the curtailment of women’s rights and of their status as free and equal citizens,” they wrote in a dissenting opinion.
“With sorrow — for this court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection — we dissent.”
In a tweet, former president Barack Obama said the Supreme Court's decision attacks “the essential freedoms of millions of Americans”.
Friday's ruling marks a significant victory for Republicans, who for decades have advocated the overturning of Roe v Wade. As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump vowed to nominate justices who would reverse the decision.
All three of his picks — Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett — joined in the majority opinion.
Annabelle Rutledge, who showed up at the Supreme Court wearing a shirt that said "Women For Kavanaugh", said the ruling upheld the Constitution.
Who "we want sitting on that bench is not anyone who is going to legislate from that bench or who is going to be a judicial activist but people who are going to look at the Constitution and what it is says," Ms Rutledge said.
A version of the opinion was leaked months before the court's ruling on one of the most hotly debated issues in the country.
The court's leaked opinion caused outrage among Democrats, who rallied to protect abortion rights.
Republicans blocked a Democrat-led effort to codify abortion rights in May.
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Results
57kg quarter-finals
Zakaria Eljamari (UAE) beat Hamed Al Matari (YEM) by points 3-0.
60kg quarter-finals
Ibrahim Bilal (UAE) beat Hyan Aljmyah (SYR) RSC round 2.
63.5kg quarter-finals
Nouredine Samir (UAE) beat Shamlan A Othman (KUW) by points 3-0.
67kg quarter-finals
Mohammed Mardi (UAE) beat Ahmad Ondash (LBN) by points 2-1.
71kg quarter-finals
Ahmad Bahman (UAE) defeated Lalthasanga Lelhchhun (IND) by points 3-0.
Amine El Moatassime (UAE) beat Seyed Kaveh Safakhaneh (IRI) by points 3-0.
81kg quarter-finals
Ilyass Habibali (UAE) beat Ahmad Hilal (PLE) by points 3-0
A State of Passion
Directors: Carol Mansour and Muna Khalidi
Stars: Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah
Rating: 4/5
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In-demand jobs and monthly salaries
- Technology expert in robotics and automation: Dh20,000 to Dh40,000
- Energy engineer: Dh25,000 to Dh30,000
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- Data-driven supply chain management professional: Dh30,000 to Dh50,000
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- Project manager: Dh55,000 to Dh65,000
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- Senior process engineer: Dh28,000 to Dh38,000
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- Field engineer: Dh6,500 to Dh7,500
- Field supervisor: Dh9,000 to Dh12,000
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Ain Issa camp:
- Established in 2016
- Houses 13,309 people, 2,092 families, 62 per cent children
- Of the adult population, 49 per cent men, 51 per cent women (not including foreigners annexe)
- Most from Deir Ezzor and Raqqa
- 950 foreigners linked to ISIS and their families
- NGO Blumont runs camp management for the UN
- One of the nine official (UN recognised) camps in the region
Singham Again
Director: Rohit Shetty
Stars: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone
Rating: 3/5
Scores
Day 2
New Zealand 153 & 56-1
Pakistan 227
New Zealand trail by 18 runs with nine wickets remaining
Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha
Starring: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shantanu Maheshwari, Jimmy Shergill, Saiee Manjrekar
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Rating: 2.5/5
Moonfall
Director: Rolan Emmerich
Stars: Patrick Wilson, Halle Berry
Rating: 3/5
'The worst thing you can eat'
Trans fat is typically found in fried and baked goods, but you may be consuming more than you think.
Powdered coffee creamer, microwave popcorn and virtually anything processed with a crust is likely to contain it, as this guide from Mayo Clinic outlines:
Baked goods - Most cakes, cookies, pie crusts and crackers contain shortening, which is usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Ready-made frosting is another source of trans fat.
Snacks - Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavour the popcorn.
Fried food - Foods that require deep frying — french fries, doughnuts and fried chicken — can contain trans fat from the oil used in the cooking process.
Refrigerator dough - Products such as canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls often contain trans fat, as do frozen pizza crusts.
Creamer and margarine - Nondairy coffee creamer and stick margarines also may contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.
North Pole stats
Distance covered: 160km
Temperature: -40°C
Weight of equipment: 45kg
Altitude (metres above sea level): 0
Terrain: Ice rock
South Pole stats
Distance covered: 130km
Temperature: -50°C
Weight of equipment: 50kg
Altitude (metres above sea level): 3,300
Terrain: Flat ice
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Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor
Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm
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The biog
Mission to Seafarers is one of the largest port-based welfare operators in the world.
It provided services to around 200 ports across 50 countries.
They also provide port chaplains to help them deliver professional welfare services.
Crazy Rich Asians
Director: Jon M Chu
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeon, Gemma Chan
Four stars
'Avengers: Infinity War'
Dir: The Russo Brothers
Starring: Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Robert Downey Junior, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen
Four stars
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ICC Awards for 2021
MEN
Cricketer of the Year – Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)
T20 Cricketer of the Year – Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
ODI Cricketer of the Year – Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Test Cricketer of the Year – Joe Root (England)
WOMEN
Cricketer of the Year – Smriti Mandhana (India)
ODI Cricketer of the Year – Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
T20 Cricketer of the Year – Tammy Beaumont (England)
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MATCH INFO
Uefa Champions League semi-finals, second leg:
Liverpool (0) v Barcelona (3), Tuesday, 11pm UAE
Game is on BeIN Sports
