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

The Supreme Court voted to overrule the decisions of Roe and Casey.

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Last Updated: June 25, 2022, 12:19 AM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in a much-anticipated ruling Friday in one of its biggest decisions this term.

The court voted 5-4, largely along party lines, to overturn Roe and 6-3, in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which involved Mississippi's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Abortion rights supporters react to the overturning of Roe v Wade outside the United States Supreme Court in Washington, June 24, 2022.
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It appeared that the panel's conservative majority of justices was ready to overturn nearly 50 years of established abortion rights after last month's leaked draft decision indicated as much.

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Jun 25, 2022, 12:19 AM EDT

Truck runs over woman’s foot

A man in a truck hit two women Friday during a pro-abortion protest outside the U.S. District Court Federal Court House in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and injured one.

Video on social media showed a man in a truck striking protestors, ripping signs as he drove and then hit two women who were crossing the street and ran over the feet of one woman.

There have been nationwide protests in the fallout of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a constitutional right to an abortion.

The Cedar Rapids police department is conducting an investigation.

Jun 24, 2022, 9:10 PM EDT

US Marshals declare federal judges, government officials ‘most at risk’

The U.S. Marshals Service told ABC News that federal judges and state government officials are “most at risk” following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

“In light of the increased security concerns stemming from the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, the U.S. Marshals Service continues to assist the Marshal of the Supreme Court with the responsibility of protecting the United State Supreme Court and its facilities,” the statement read.

“While we do not comment on specific security measures, we continuously review the security measures in place and take appropriate steps to provide additional protection when it is warranted.”

Congress recently passed legislation that would increase security for the Supreme Court justices and their families.

-ABC News' Luke Barr

Jun 24, 2022, 8:13 PM EDT

Protesters gather nationwide

People in support of abortion rights gathered Friday after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which guaranteed a constitutional right for an abortion.

Protests occurred Friday at Federal Plaza in Chicago, Philadelphia's City Hall, Washington Square Park in New York and downtown Boston. More rallies were being planned for Saturday in response to the ruling.

PHOTO: People gather at Union Square to protest against the the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case, June 24, 2022, in New York.
People gather at Union Square to protest against the the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case, June 24, 2022, in New York. The Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case overturns the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case, removing a federal right to an abortion.
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About two dozen protesters also gathered outside the private community residence where Justice Clarence Thomas lives in Fairfax, Virginia, with some carrying signs that read "you will never control my body."

Jun 24, 2022, 7:07 PM EDT

Planned Parenthood doctor describes moments after ruling

Dr. Colleen McNicholas, the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis region, oversees a clinic in Missouri, which has been immediately shut down by a trigger law, and a clinic in Illinois, which will stay open for the foreseeable future.

Already, she has seen the impacts of a clinic that gets shut down -- and the massive demand for one that's still open.

"Within minutes of the decision, our attorney general invoked that trigger ban, and we had to stop providing abortion care," she said of the Missouri clinic.

And in Illinois, she said, "Within minutes, again, we were receiving calls from clinics and other trigger-banned states to say, 'I have patients on the schedule tomorrow. How many can you accommodate in the coming days?'"

- ABC News' Cheyenne Haslett and Rachel Scott