In 1992, a conservative-leaning Supreme Court almost overturned Roe v. Wade. But at the last minute, they had a change of heart. This year, another conservative-leaning court will decide whether to overturn the landmark ruling that made abortion a constitutional right. In this episode of “Reigning Supreme,” senior legal reporter Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux uncovers how abortion rights have managed to survive nearly 50 years with an increasingly conservative court — and why this year may be different.
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux is a senior editor and senior reporter for FiveThirtyEight. @ameliatd
Michael Tabb is a former video and motion graphics producer at FiveThirtyEight. @michaeljtabb
Nash Consing is FiveThirtyEight’s video production assistant. @nashconsing