Photos: Angry protests and joyful celebrations as court overturns Roe v. Wade

Camryn Brown joins abortion rights supporters on June 25, 2022, outside the Supreme Court, a day after it ruled in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case, overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. 

Abortion rights activists argue Saturday with an anti-abortion activist, right, in front of the Supreme Court.

Protesters march Saturday in Austin. 

Shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, abortion bans went into effect in more than a half-dozen states, with many more expected to kick in over the coming weeks. In Texas, the state's trigger law takes effect 30 days after the court's decision.

Police clash with abortion rights activists Saturday as they attempt to walk on to the 110 Freeway at Broadway.

Supporters and opponents of abortion rights outside the Supreme Court on Saturday. 

Abortion rights demonstrators outside the Supreme Court on Saturday.

Abortion rights supporters confront an opponent outside the Supreme Court on Saturday.

From left, Megan Roos, Emily Roos and Rebecca Parma celebrate Roe v. Wade being overturned outside the Texas Capitol on Saturday.

Abortion rights activists rally at the Indiana Statehouse on Saturday. 

Rick Rainville bows his head in prayer at a rally of abortion rights opponents organized by Sidewalk Advocates for Life outside the Power Family Health Center Planned Parenthood on Friday.

In Michigan, a 1931 law that calls for up to four years of prison time for doctors who perform abortions — and possibly for women who take medication to induce an abortion — took effect Friday, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement.

Abortion rights activists rally in Miami on Friday.

Protesters fill the street in downtown Atlanta on Friday. 

In Georgia, Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, said the state filed Friday to lift a stay on the state’s 2019 law banning abortions at about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they’re pregnant.

Abortion rights advocates gather Friday outside the Kansas Statehouse. 

Abortion rights activists cheer at a rally Friday in Des Moines. Friday's outcome overturning Roe v. Wade is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. 

Mom Mitzi Rivas hugs daughter Maya Iribarren as abortion rights protesters gathered Friday at San Francisco City Hall.

The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years.

Abortion rights activists march Friday in Miami. 

Frankie Ferone of Lawrenceville, Pa., listens to speakers Friday during an Abortion Defense Committee rally outside the City Council Building in Pittsburgh. 

Abortion rights activists march Friday along Poplar Avenue in Memphis. Tennessee is one of 13 states with highly restrictive bans that will be triggered into place without the protection of Roe v. Wade. 

Protesters march in the streets of Boston on Friday.

A woman carries a young child Friday wearing a shirt with the words "Boss of my own body" in Denver. 

Protesters march northbound on the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles on Friday.

A handcuff hangs from the wrist of an abortion rights activist in Washington Square Park in New York on Friday.

Abortion rights activists gather in New Orleans on Friday. 

Anti-abortion advocates celebrate Friday outside the Supreme Court. 

An abortion rights supporter cries Friday outside the Supreme Court. 

Anti-abortion activists react Friday outside the Supreme Court. 

Abortion rights demonstrator Amanda Herring and her 1-year-old son Abraham Herring pose for a portrait Friday outside the Supreme Court.

Abortion rights opponents celebrate Friday outside the Supreme Court. 

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