this means that nearly 50 years of legal access to abortion in any state may soon change. states could have the option of banning abortion entirely once this ruling is officially handed down. a number of states already have laws ready to be enacted to limit or youtd routright ban ab. as the law stands now, states cannot ban abortions before about 23 weeks of pregnancy. the case at hand brought on by the state of mississippi will entirely change that precedent. what is also shocking is how we can to learn about this decision. normally we hear at the very end once a decision is complete from the supreme court. we hear from a majority and we hear from a dissent. but this first draft of the majority decision was made available in an entirely unprecedented way, and for some people, might further bring into question the legitimacy of the supreme court. according to politico, and our own reporting confirms this,