In a 6 to 3 decision on June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, reversing the court's 50-year-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion. The court's action also set off trigger laws that banned or severely restricted abortions in some states and prompted protests across the country.
VIEW: Reactions to the Roe v. Wade decision across the U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion that was guaranteed nearly 50 years ago by the decision in Roe v. Wade. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was released Friday morning. The justices, voting 6-3 along ideological lines, sided with the Mississippi abortion law that was in question.
Reactions were mixed across the country, with anti-abortion-rights supporters celebrating what they view as a victory, and abortion-rights activists expressing their frustration over the decision. Here are some of the scenes from D.C., and across the country.
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Pro-life protesters celebrate in D.C. following the court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Abortion rights activists Carrie McDonald (L) and Soraya Bata react to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling which overturns Roe v. Wade.
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Anti-abortion activists say a prayer before the supreme court decision.
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An abortion rights activist outside the Supreme Court in D.C.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R–Ga.) at the Supreme Court.
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Pro-life protesters react to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs Wade.
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Civil rights lawyer Elizabeth White screams "no justice, no peace."
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Anti-abortion campaigners outside the Supreme Court in D.C. on June 24.
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A pro-choice activist outside the Supreme Court in D.C.
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Demonstrators protest in front of the Supreme Court moments before the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling on June 24, in D.C.
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A pro-choice demonstrator outside the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks to abortion rights activists following the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, in D.C. on June 24.
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Anti-abortion rights activists celebrate on June 24.
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Tifanny Burks holds Novah Smith (2) during a protest organized by Florida Planned Parenthood after the 6-3 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in Miami, Fla., on June 24.
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Linda Raymond, 64, kisses her husband Chuck Raymond, 64, after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade on June 24, outside a Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks with reporters in front of the Massachusetts State House following the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Rep. Cori Bush (MO-01), right, reacts after her Chief of Staff Abbas Alawieh shares news of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, after a roundtable at a Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Abortion rights activists march in Detroit following the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health case.
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Thousands demonstrated in Boston on June 24, 2022, hours after the Surpreme Court of the United States overturned Roe V. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion.
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Protesters stand on the statues outside of the Georgia State Capitol on June 24 to protest the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Georgia's six-week abortion ban that has been held up by a district court will likely go into effect due to the ruling.
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Protesters gather in Denver, Colorado following the supreme court decision overturning Roe v Wade.
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Abortion rights protesters march through Boston on their way to a rally at the Boston Public Library.
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After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Harriet's Wildest Dreams marches for abortion rights near the Supreme Court.
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Afeni X speaks to a crowd of abortion rights supports in front of the Supreme Court.
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People gathered at Washington Square Park in New York City to protest against the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case on June 24.
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