Supreme Court abortion ruling updates: WH warns of ‘nightmare scenarios’

Former Vice President Mike Pence praised the SCOTUS decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade.

“Today, Life Won," Pence said in a statement. "By overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court of the United States has given the American people a new beginning for life, and I commend the justices in the majority for having the courage of their convictions."

Pence said the 6-3 decision, which overturned 50 years of precedent, "righted a historic wrong."

He continued, "Having been given this second chance for Life, we must not rest and must not relent until the sanctity of life is restored to the center of American law in every state in the land.”

The former vice president has been a proponent of anti-abortion laws for years and has called numerous times on the court to overturn the decision.

Former President Barack Obama responded to the Supreme Court decision, saying although this opinion was expected, "that doesn't make it any less devastating."

"Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans," he wrote in a statement.

The former president further called on people to support groups like Planned Parenthood and United State of Women that "have been sounding the alarm on this issue for years—and will continue to be on the front lines of this fight."

Anti-abortion groups praised the Supreme Court decision to overturn federal abortion rights on Friday.

"Today marks an historic human rights victory for unborn children and their mothers and a bright pro-life future for our nation,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B Anthony Pro-Life America, in a statement.

"Every legislature in the land, in every single state and Congress, is now free to allow the will of the people to make its way into the law through our elected representatives," Dannenfelser added.

Students for Life, another pro-abortion group, also called the ruling a "win," saying, "Roe v. Wade has been a cancer growing in our Constitution resulting in more than 63 million deaths. Today, the court has cut it out."

“The injustice of Roe has finally come to an end, and the momentum to protect life in law is finally on the side of innocent preborn children and their mothers who deserve our help,” said Students for Life President Kristan Hawkins.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, along with Republican Whip Rep. Steve Scalise and GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, immediately lauded the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health.

"Every unborn child is precious, extraordinary, and worthy of protection," the trio of GOP leaders wrote in a statement minutes after the decision was announced. "We applaud this historic ruling, which will save countless innocent lives.

"The Supreme Court is right to return the power to protect the unborn to the people’s elected representatives in Congress and the states. In the days and weeks following this decision, we must work to continue to reject extreme policies that seek to allow late-term abortions and taxpayer dollars to fund these elective procedures."

McCarthy added "more work remains" to protect the most vulnerable among us.