new york thomson reuters foundation supreme court decision abortion right highly anticipate unite state uniquely position assess impact reproductive right attorney kathryn kolbert argue last major abortion case high court 1992 challenge landmark roe v. wade rule legalize abortion survive supreme court allow state regulations wait periods decision write justices sandra day connor david souter retire justice anthony kennedy kennedy see pivotal current case pick sense early case plan parenthood v. casey leave time court decide texas create undue burden women impose stiff regulations abortion clinics doctor critics say rule backdoor mean restrict access abortion know trap laws half texas clinics close leave few 20 advocate say serve state 27 million people hard hit rural poor women distance cost put abortions reach say supporters laws say protect women health however regulations require clinics upgrade hospital standards doctor perform abortions formal agreements admit patients local hospitals kolbert head athena center leadership study new york barnard college talk thomson reuters foundation supreme court abortion right co-founded center reproductive law policy represent whole women health chain clinics challenge texas regulations thomson reuters foundation seem issue address texas case come casey case regulations undue burden kolbert main issue case undue burden standard interpret go forward whole question come justice kennedy see standard frankly much middle come back articulate casey push little bite right influence justices big concern justice connor clearly listen long court trf think essence underlie abortion issue kolbert issue tie together coalitions right fundamentalists catholics people basically business conservatives power equality lot pushback america still give women ability go beyond life wife mother culturally dominant view trf trap laws often hard explain seem benign kolbert strategy write restrictions look things sound reasonable practice incredibly problematic women particularly less political power young women poor women first go affect negatively look every restriction introduce since 1973 guise reasonableness trf texas case test safe say similar situations state kolbert country yes frankly uphold statute enact 25 state within three years make dangerous trf possibilities supreme court could kolbert remember court get eight justices right option really one three win five three mean justice elena kagan justice stephen breyer justice sonia sotomayor justice ruth ginsberg kennedy .... kennedy write casey reasonable assumption second possibility court would make decision right would send case back take additional evidence ... think look could remand case determination whether sufficient number clinics within state handle excess capacity women need abortions would happen close many clinics could win could could lose court divide four-four ... low court decision would uphold would interpret major win anti-abortion group would see laws like every state country trf put money three options one see likely kolbert certainly hope keep justice kennedy think send back evidence trf like argue case supreme court kolbert pretty awesome scary though women represent doctor clinics providers hard work meet women face unintended pregnancies every single day able spokesperson explain plight explain go gratify part job loom u.s. abortion rule could 'dangerous say top attorney