Those among you who are gamblers by nature are going to be remarkably tempted to place a wager on the future of abortion, in light of the Supreme Court’s decision last Monday to review a Mississippi case on this critically important issue.

The Court has agreed to revisit the most fundamental of abortion questions—whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb. The Mississippi case involves whether the state’s ban on the vast majority of abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy is constitutional. In accepting this case, the Court will reconsider both Planned Parenthood v. Casey as well as Roe v. Wade.

The first thing to keep in mind is that while the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, it is going to be for the 2021-2022 term. This begins in October and as of the writing of this piece, the Court has now agreed to hear 17 cases during next year’s term. So while this is going to be a massive case, it is something that both lobbyists and pundits can get very agitated about for at least the next six months before the action begins. Realistically, it will be 10-12 months from today until we have a decision in this case.