‘Today, life won’: gleeful Republicans ‘praise the Lord’ after abortion ruling

Lawmakers react with joy after Roe v Wade overturned, with Texas attorney general Ken Paxton declaring an annual holiday'

Shortly after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade and removed the federal right to abortion in America, Republican officials and politicians and conservative figures began reacting with glee.

Several referenced their belief in God - including one in a public press release - while at least one declared a holiday.