Protests break out across U.S. after Roe v. Wade is struck down

Driving the news: In Phoenix, a crowd of pro-abortion protesters gathered outside of the State Capitol on Friday. Some tried to enter the building, and police used tear gas in response, per a tweet from Arizona Senate Republicans. The gas seeped into the building, forcing lawmakers who were weighing an unrelated measure to call a recess.

• In New Orleans, crowds gathered outside a courthouse to protest both the ruling itself and the state's newly enacted ban on nearly all abortions, which does not contain exemptions for cases of rape or incest.
• In Minneapolis, streams of protesters occupied the Washington Avenue Bridge.
• In D.C., Democratic members of Congress joined protesters in a march to the Supreme Court.
• In Houston, protesters chanted "Democrats we call your bluff; voting blue is not enough" after gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke (D) joined the rally.
• Thousands showed up to Washington Square Park with signs and banners in New York City.
• People in Northwest Arkansas took to the Fayetteville Town Square to call out the Supreme Court.

• Hundreds of people assembled in front of the Georgia state Capitol to protest the decision alongside state legislators.

The big picture: The Supreme Court's Friday ruling grants states the legal authority to ban the procedure at any point in pregnancy — including at fertilization, Axios' Oriana Gonzalez writes.

• Without the Roe precedent, penalties for abortion providers are expected to become more severe. Abortion rights advocates fear states could grow more forceful in targeting patients who seek abortions.
• The U.S. joins only three other countries — El Salvador, Nicaragua and Poland — in rolling back abortion rights since 1994, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights.

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