Share Source: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health and decide the fate of a 15-week abortion ban from Mississippi, known as the Gestational Age Act. Not only is the Court hearing a case to do with a gestational ban, but one which could directly challenge Roe v. Wade. The media have been quick to remind people that Americans support Roe and don't want it overturned. While that's true, there's more to this story, a lot more. The problem with such poll analysis is apparent in the first paragraph. "At issue is the state’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, about two months earlier than Roe and subsequent rulings, such as Planned Parenthood v. Casey, allow," one sentence reads.