Photos: See reactions to the Roe v. Wade decision across the U.S.

By Grace Widyatmadja,

Catie Dull, Estefania Mitre, Wynne Davis

Published June 24, 2022 at 2:14 PM PDT

Protestors outside of the supreme court.

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.

Pro-life protesters celebrate in D.C. following the court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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.

An abortion rights activist outside the Supreme Court in D.C.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R–Ga.) at the Supreme Court.

Civil rights lawyer Elizabeth White screams "no justice, no peace."

Anti-abortion campaigners outside the Supreme Court in D.C. on June 24.

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.

A pro-choice demonstrator outside the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022.

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.

Anti-abortion rights activists celebrate on June 24.

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.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) addresses protestors at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24.

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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