More protests expected this weekend amid fury and anguish over the Supreme Court's abortion ruling - CNN

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(CNN)The seismic ruling by the US Supreme Court to eliminate the federal constitutional right to an abortion has roiled the country, fueling protests that began Friday and which are expected to extend throughout the weekend.

Loud and angry demonstrations by abortion-rights advocates were held in several cities on Friday, hours after the court overturned the 1973 ruling known as Roe v. Wade. There were also smaller gatherings of people who welcomed the ruling.

More demonstrations are expected on Saturday and Sunday, according to abortion-rights advocates. They're planned across big and smaller cities in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania to Wisconsin and Illinois as well as Texas, New Mexico and California, plus many others.

In Phoenix, law enforcement used tear gas late Friday to disperse a crowd of abortion rights supporters after they "repeatedly pounded on the glass doors of the State Senate Building," Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bart Graves told CNN.

In New York City, Julia Kaluta was one of the many demonstrators who gathered in Washington Square Park to protest the ruling, even though New York state law will remain in place to protect abortion rights. There were some anti-abortion activists at the march, but they were keeping a low profile and there were no confrontations seen by the CNN crew walking with the protesters.

"It's like seeing the train coming toward you," Kaluta, who received the news on her 24th birthday, told CNN. "And you finally get hit by it. And it still hurts more than you ever thought."

Mia Khatcherian, who lives in New York, said she felt guilty knowing that abortion is legal in her home state, while those living in other states will be subjected to anti-abortion laws.

"I want women in other states to see the swell of support -- that the sheer number (of demonstrators) sends a message," said Khatcherian, 32, the daughter of a Filipina mother and Armenian father. "Knowing that women of color are going to bear the brunt of this decision" made sitting home, raging on social media, an impossibility, she added.

Black women sought the highest percentage of abortions in the US in 2019, accounting for 38.4% of all abortions, according to data collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They also had the highest abortion rate, 23.8 abortions per 1,000 women, the data shows. Hispanic women sought 21% of all abortions in 2019, the data indicates.

Further, Black women who are pregnant or who have just given birth in the US are three to four times more likely to die than their White counterparts, per the CDC.

As news of the ruling emerged Friday morning, abortion advocates and opponents gathered outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC.

One man -- standing amid placards including the messages "Roe is dead" and "I am the post-Roe generation" -- sprayed champagne in the air above others who were celebrating. There were several dozen abortion-rights opponents at the site during the afternoon, but it appeared they had filtered out of the crowd by evening.

As of Saturday, 13 states have trigger laws banning abortions in light of the ruling. Those states are Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming.

In some instances, the laws go into effect immediately, with some becoming effective after a certain time period or requiring certification by state officials.

The abortion ban is already in effect in at least six states: Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and South Dakota.