The possibility is prompting Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky and other states to push antiabortion laws that they hope will lead the court to reconsider Roe v. Wade. 17 abortion decisions in 46 years2000 2010 1970 1980 1990 Roe v. wade PRECEDENT SET Planned Parenthood v. Casey FURTHER RULINGS BASED ON ROE V. WADE Burger court Rehnquist Roberts 2000 2010 1970 1980 1990 Planned Parenthood v. Casey Roe v. wade PRECEDENT SET FURTHER RULINGS BASED ON ROE V. WADE Burger court Rehnquist Roberts 2000 2010 2020 1970 1980 1990 Planned Parenthood v. Casey Roe v. wade PRECEDENT SET FURTHER RULINGS BASED ON ROE V. WADE Burger court Rehnquist Roberts 2000 2010 2020 1970 1980 1990 Planned Parenthood v. Casey Roe v. wade PRECEDENT SET FURTHER RULINGS BASED ON ROE V. WADE Burger court Rehnquist RobertsIncluding the Roe decision, the Supreme Court has ruled on at least 17 cases involving abortion rights since 1973. Civil rights, free speech and defendant rights1880 1920 1960 2000 Precedent set Overturned Brown v. Board of Education Plessy v. Ferguson Mapp v. Ohio Wolf v. Colorado Gideon v. Wainwright Betts v. Brady Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections Breedlove v. Suttles Loving v. Virginia Pace v. Alabama Brandenburg v. Ohio Whitney v. California Bradwell v. State of Illinois Frontiero v. Richardson Miller v. California Roth v. United States 1880 1920 1960 2000 Precedent set Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson Brown v. Board of Education Wolf v. Colorado Mapp v. Ohio Betts v. Brady Gideon v. Wainwright Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections Breedlove v. Suttles Pace v. Alabama Loving v. Virginia Whitney v. California Brandenburg v. Ohio Bradwell v. State of Illinois Frontiero v. Richardson Roth v. United States Miller v. California 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Precedent set Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson Brown v. Board of Education Wolf v. Colorado Mapp v. Ohio Betts v. Brady Gideon v. Wainwright Breedlove v. Suttles Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections Pace v. Alabama Loving v. Virginia Whitney v. California Brandenburg v. Ohio Bradwell v. State of Illinois Frontiero v. Richardson Roth v. United States Miller v. California 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Precedent set Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson Brown v. Board of Education Mapp v. Ohio Wolf v. Colorado Betts v. Brady Gideon v. Wainwright Breedlove v. Suttles Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections Pace v. Alabama Loving v. Virginia Whitney v. California Brandenburg v. Ohio Bradwell v. State of Illinois Frontiero v. Richardson Roth v. United States Miller v. CaliforniaThe activist courts under Chief Justice Earl Warren and the beginning of the term of Warren Burger changed the law in many ways, tossing out court opinions that had blocked civil rights and free speech. In Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, the court overturned legalized segregation that had been upheld by the court almost six decades earlier. Roberts court on abortionWhile it has not overturned Roe, the court under Roberts has twice rolled back abortion-rights protections that had previously been supported by the Supreme Court.

Source: Washington Post May 21, 2019 17:33 UTC