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As the Supreme Court weighs the future of Roe v. Wade, experts look beyond abortion

A decision in the Mississippi abortion case in front of the Supreme Court isn't expected until next year, but some are looking ahead to what else could be at stake if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Demonstrators gather in front of the Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments earlier this month in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks.

Before Gloria Steinem became the nationally recognized activist for abortion rights and feminism, she was a 22-year-old living in England and pregnant when she didn't want to be.

Like many, Steinem has followed the Supreme Court arguments about the Mississippi abortion case. At the center of the case, known as Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, is a challenge to the Mississippi law that.

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