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Roe v. Wade can't go back to court; that case is legally resolved and can't be reopened.

In order for the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to legalized abortion, someone with standing (someone who is personally and legitimately harmed in a way that can be resolved by the court) must bring legal action, exhaust the appellate process, and petition the Supreme Court with the hope that the case will be one of the few chosen for review. This is unlikely to happen (if such a scenario can even be devised). Regardless of political hype, the reality is neither the Democrats nor the upper-echelon Republicans really want Roe overturned, because the abortion issue is part of the stranglehold the Republicans have on a large portion of their electorate.

Incidentally, fetuses don't currently have standing to file suit.

Optionally, one or more of the states must defy the Supreme Court and pass legislation clearly in violation of the Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, then wait for the inevitable challenge to work its way through the courts. Such a case would almost certainly catch the Court's attention.

Another possibility is that Congress could pass legislation protecting a fetus' rights from the moment of conception, but this effort has failed time and time again. Even if such a law passed, it would immediately be challenged as unconstitutional.

It's unlikely even the conservative Roberts' Court would overturn the precedent set and subsequently upheld in Roe, but anything is possible.

In any event, the bottom line is Roe v. Wade can'tgo back to court.

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