The Supreme Court allows Texas' six-week abortion ban to go into effect despite the fact that it violates Roe v. Wade, and pictured top row, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, bottom row, Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
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What the Supreme Court's order means for the future of Roe v. Wade
In a midnight order, a 5-4 Supreme Court green-lit Texas' six-week abortion ban despite the fact that it violates Roe v. Wade, the landmark opinion -- still on the books -- that legalized abortion nationwide prior to viability, which can occur at around 24 weeks of pregnancy.
