The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, the biggest abortion rights case the Court has heard in decades.
The case will turn on whether the Court agrees that two Texas anti-abortion laws place an "undue burden" on Texas women by closing abortion clinics, forcing many women to travel great distances and endure longer wait times to get the procedure.
A Vox poll found that about two-thirds of Americans think these laws are, indeed, an undue burden.
Read how the case played out here:
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