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

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, in a statement following the Dobbs decision, called Friday one of the "darkest days our country has ever seen" and directly blamed "MAGA Republicans" for the decision.

"These justices were intentionally appointed by Republicans to overturn Roe v. Wade and every Republican Senator knew this would happen if they voted to confirm these radical justices," Schumer said in a statement. "These MAGA Republicans are all complicit in today’s decision and all of its consequences for women and families in this country."

He pointed to the upcoming midterm elections and called on voters to support Democratic causes.

"Today's decision makes crystal clear the contrast as we approach the November elections: elect more MAGA Republicans if you want nationwide abortion bans, the jailing of women and doctors and no exemptions for rape or incest. Or, elect more pro-choice Democrats to save Roe and protect a woman’s right to make their own decisions about their body, not politicians."

-ABC News' Allison Pecorin

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.