Over the last 49 years, Roe v. Wade has planted myriad moral distortions into our body politic.

The landmark 1973 Supreme Court abortion decision, along with the 1992 case affirming it, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, both face the gravest challenge in a generation on Wednesday. In defending its 15-week ban, Mississippi has called on the current court to overturn those two decisions. In accepting the case, the court seems open to the move.