These are the states with laws ready to ban abortion

Last week, the US Supreme Court heard arguments on Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health, which challenges a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. Based on the questions and comments on the justices, it appears likely that the court will uphold the law.

The ban is at odds with the court precedents protecting abortion rights, most notably 1973’s Roe v. Wade, which alongside subsequent decisions such as 1992’s Planned Parenthood v. Casey, establish that women have a right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy until the fetus reaches viability, which means it would be able to survive outside the mother’s body. As part of its petition, Mississippi has also asked that the court overturns Roe and Casey.

The Supreme Court is expected to deliver a decision in June or July 2022. There are essentially three scenarios: The court could not uphold the law, which would confirm abortion is a right even after 15 weeks from conception; it could uphold the law, but stop short of overturning the precedents; or it could uphold the law and overturn the landmark precedent, effectively erasing the right to abortion as law of the land.

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