BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI
A pro-lifer prays outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization April 5, 2018, in Jackson, Mississippi. On May 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up the Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

When Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization heads to the Supreme Court, pro-life advocates hope the outcome will increase states’ ability to regulate abortion.