A draft opinion obtained by Politico suggests that a majority of the states will ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Wade.
There are pro-abortion rights demonstrators outside of the Supreme Court.
Arkansas and Idaho havetrigger bans that would quickly ban nearly all abortions, regardless of how soon into a pregnant woman they are.
In Louisiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Utah, there are no prison sentences for the person actually having the abortion.
If the fetus dies, abortion would be a second degree felony, with a prison sentence of up to 20 years, and a first degree felony, with a prison sentence of up to five years.
In South Dakota, for example, a ban would impose a fine of up to $4,000, while in Arkansas and Texas it could be as high as $100,000.
Idaho, North Dakota and Utah have exceptions for rape and incest, and every law has an exception for abortions when the mother's life is at risk.
Alabama, Arizona, and West Virginia have abortion bans that carry prison sentences if the case is upheld.
Wyoming is the only state that doesn't specify atrigger ban would be a felony with prison time. The state's law does not explicitly state a penalty.
There are more states that want to ban abortion. Georgia, Iowa, Ohio and South Carolina all have six-week abortion bans that would take effect if the Supreme Court overturns the law. The Guttmacher Institute predicts that Florida, Indiana, Montana and Nebaska would ban the procedure.
The Supreme Court is more likely to overturn Wade since a draft opinion was released in the Mississippi case. The draft written by Justice Samuel Alito and signed onto by four other justices declared the landmark 1973 ruling to be "egregiously wrong". As a result of the ruling, more states are moving to restrict abortion or ban it entirely, including a six-week ban in Texas, multiple total abortion bans in Oklahoma, and a law in Kentucky that effectively banned all abortions in the state until it was blocked.
If the Supreme Court overturns the Wade decision, what will happen?
13 states have passed laws that will go into effect if the Supreme Court overturns the Wade decision.
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