It happened: SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade

The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; mass protests in Ecuador enter their 12th day.

Tonight's Sentences was written by Natasha Ishak.

Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade

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• The US Supreme Court has overturned the longstanding precedents of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. [Vox / Caroline Houck]

• Those precedents established abortion as a constitutional right and barred states from banning abortion before fetal viability, respectively. Now, Americans have no constitutional right to an abortion. [Roll Call / Michael Macagnone]

• The Supreme Court’s decision came in Dobbs v. Jackson, which centered on a 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi. Reproductive rights advocates and medical experts described the rule as a near-total abortion ban. [NPR / Bill Chappell]

• The ruling effectively allows states to enact complete abortion bans. At least 22 states have laws on the books that will now automatically outlaw abortion completely or impose near-total bans. [HuffPost / Paul Blumenthal]

• A concurring opinion in the case written by Justice Clarence Thomas appeared to suggest the Supreme Court could restrict gay marriage rights and broader privacy rights in the future. [Cincinnati Enquirer / Haley BeMiller]

Ecuador enters day 12 of Indigenous-led protests

• Mass protests led by Indigenous groups over surging food and gas prices in Ecuador entered their 12th day on Friday. An estimated 14,000 people have participated in the protests since mid-June. [New York Times / José María León Cabrera and Megan Janetsky]
• President Guillermo Lasso has imposed a state of emergency in six provinces and a nighttime curfew in the capital of Quito, where thousands of protesters had traveled. [France 24]
• Four people have died so far — two due to ambulances being hampered by roadblocks related to the protests — according to Ecuadorian authorities. [CNN]

• On Thursday, a clash between civilians and police erupted in Quinto after protesters marching toward the National Assembly were beaten back by police. [Al Jazeera]

• Protesters, mainly led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), have requested that the government cut fuel prices and halt the expansion of oil and mining, among other demands. [Reuters]

President Joe Biden’s pick for NATO chief, Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, was confirmed by the Senate and will assume the role on July 1. [Politico / Connor O’Brien]

• Thursday, Germany activated the "alert level" of its gas emergency plans following Russia’s decision to cut energy deliveries to Europe. [Associated Press / Frank Jordans]

• Reps. Scott Perry (R-PA) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) were among several Republican lawmakers who sought presidential pardons after January 6, the investigating committee revealed Thursday. [NBC News / Scott Wong]

• The World Health Organization is considering declaring monkeypox a global emergency following its rapid spread around the world. [PBS Newshour]

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"One result of today's decision is certain: the curtailment of women's rights, and of their status as free and equal citizens."

[Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Stephen Breyer in their dissenting opinion on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, in BuzzFeed News]

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