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

Abortion providers have teamed up with a law firm to challenge Louisiana's trigger ban following the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade.

The Center for Reproductive Rights and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP filed a petition Monday on behalf of Hope Medical Group for Women -- a clinic located in Shreveport -- its administrator Kathaleen Pittman and Medical Students for Choice requesting emergency relief from the ban.

The ban does not allow abortions in most instances except if the mother's life is at risk. However, the doctor must make an effort to save the life of both the other and the fetus before performing an abortion.

The plaintiffs argue Louisiana's trigger laws are "vague" and that it's impossible to tell what constitutes as the mother's life being at risk.

“Seeking reproductive care is already difficult in the U.S., especially in Louisiana," said Pittman in a statement.

She continued, "We are committed to this monumental legal challenge -- not to perpetuate an endless political battle, but to ensure our patients’ wellbeing and so that they may draw strength from our dedication to this fight.”

Two people were arrested Saturday afternoon for destruction of property, after allegedly throwing paint over a fence near the Supreme Court, U.S. Capitol Police announced.

Demonstrators gathered in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., to protest following the decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.

Capitol Police added that due to the weather, 12 people were treated for heat issues and that “local partners worked together to bring in cooling buses & additional people to help demonstrators with heat issues.“

Abortion has become illegal in eight states, home to more than 31 million Americans, since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had guaranteed the medical procedure as a constitutional right.

Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Utah had trigger laws that went into effect following the ruling.

Providers have stopped performing abortions in Arizona, Wisconsin and West Virginia while legal analysis is pending. Abortions are not being performed in a total of at least 11 states.

All state abortion bans currently in effect provide an exception when the life of the mother is at risk.<

Only Utah allows exceptions for cases of rape, incest or a lethal fetal deformity.

ABC News’ Devin P. Dwyer

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday Americans can now access Canada's health care system for abortions and that will continue, according to the Associated Press.

Trudeau called the court's decision "horrific" and voiced concern that the ruling could someday allow a rollback of legal protections for gay relationships, including the right for same-sex couples to marry, according to the AP.

"Women for generations have fought for more rights in the United States, (only) to see this setback, to worry as well about how this can be expanded to more rights be taken away in the United States," he said at a press conference in Rwanda, according to the AP.

Trudeau didn't answer when asked if his government is planning to offer help for American women seeking an abortion in Canada, according to the AP.