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Salon
Salon
Science
Julie Rovner

Abortion rights supporters on high alert

Pro-choice and pro-life activists demonstrate in front of the the US Supreme Court during the 47th annual March for Life on January 24, 2020 in Washington, D.C. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images

For an eventuality that's been forecast and fought over for decades, no one truly has any idea what would happen if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

It was fairly clear when the court heard arguments in December over whether Mississippi could ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy that at least five justices supported upholding Mississippi's law. It also seemed likely that they favored going significantly further to chip away at the right to abortion that women have been guaranteed since Roe was decided in 1973.

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