(L) Pro-life protesters reacts to the decision of Roe vs Wade being overturned at the US Supreme Court; (R) Pro abortion rights person with tape on mouth.
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(L) Pro-life protesters reacts to the decision of Roe vs Wade being overturned at the US Supreme Court; (R) Pro abortion rights person with tape on mouth. / Dee Dwyer for NPR; Tyrone Turner for NPR

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion that was guaranteed nearly 50 years ago by the decision in Roe v. Wade.

The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was released Friday morning. The justices, voting 6-3 along ideological lines, sided with the Mississippi abortion law that was in question.

Reactions were mixed across the country, with anti-abortion-rights supporters celebrating what they view as a victory, and abortion-rights activists expressing their frustration over the decision. Here are some of the scenes from D.C., and across the country.

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Pro-life protesters celebrate in D.C. following the court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Pro-life protesters celebrate in D.C. following the court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. / Dee Dwyer for NPR

Abortion rights activists Carrie McDonald (L) and Soraya Bata react to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling which overturns Roe v. Wade.
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Abortion rights activists Carrie McDonald (L) and Soraya Bata react to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling which overturns Roe v. Wade. / Getty Images

An abortion rights activist outside the Supreme Court in D.C.
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An abortion rights activist outside the Supreme Court in D.C. / Tyrone Turner for NPR

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R–Ga.) at the Supreme Court.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R–Ga.) at the Supreme Court. / Tyrone Turner for NPR

Civil rights lawyer Elizabeth White screams
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Civil rights lawyer Elizabeth White screams "no justice, no peace." / Tyrone Turner for NPR

Anti-abortion campaigners outside the Supreme Court in D.C. on June 24.
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Anti-abortion campaigners outside the Supreme Court in D.C. on June 24. / Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Demonstrators protest in front of the Supreme Court moments before the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling on June 24, in D.C.
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Demonstrators protest in front of the Supreme Court moments before the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling on June 24, in D.C. / Brandon Bell/Getty Images

A pro-choice demonstrator outside the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022.
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A pro-choice demonstrator outside the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022. / Dee Dwyer for NPR

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks to abortion rights activists following the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, in D.C. on June 24.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks to abortion rights activists following the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, in D.C. on June 24. / Getty Images

Anti-abortion rights activists celebrate on June 24.
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Anti-abortion rights activists celebrate on June 24. / Tyrone Turner for NPR

Tifanny Burks holds Novah Smith (2) during a protest organized by Florida Planned Parenthood after the 6-3 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in Miami, Fla., on June 24.
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Tifanny Burks holds Novah Smith (2) during a protest organized by Florida Planned Parenthood after the 6-3 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in Miami, Fla., on June 24. / Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) addresses protestors at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24.
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Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) addresses protestors at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24. / Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Cori Bush (MO-01), right, reacts after her Chief of Staff Abbas Alawieh shares news of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, after a roundtable at a Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Rep. Cori Bush (MO-01), right, reacts after her Chief of Staff Abbas Alawieh shares news of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, after a roundtable at a Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Missouri. / St. Louis Public Radio