The Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade based on comments and questions justices' made in court Wednesday.
The case involves a Mississippi law banning abortions after fifteen weeks of pregnancy.
All six conservative justices appear poised to uphold the law.
This could undermine Supreme Court precedents that do not allow states to ban abortion until the fetus is viable(around 24 weeks).
Even though this is Mississippi's abortion law, the impact could be felt here in Illinois.
Both Planned Parenthood Illinois and Springfield's Right to Life believe this could increase women coming to Illinois for the procedure despite them strongly disagreeing on the issue of abortion.
"In the more than 25 years that I've been with Planned Parenthood, I have never seen as frightening a future as I am today," said Brigid Leahy, the senior director of public policy at Planned Parenthood Illinois Action.
"We don't like abortion," said Mary Jean Sheets, the executive director of Springfield Right to Life. "We are pro-life from conception to natural death".
The Supreme Court could rule to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after fifteen weeks.
It could also possibly overturn Roe v. Wade, leading to abortion bans in as many as half of the states.
Planned Parenthood Illinois says no one should have to travel for access to healthcare.
"That would affect millions of people across the country including the Midwest," Leahy said. "Who would have to travel hundreds of miles to access care or be forced to continue a pregnancy that they do not want."
Depending on what the Supreme Court decides, Planned Parenthood says it could cause abortion bans no matter how many weeks the mother is.
"The Mississippi law was specific to 15 weeks," Leahy said. "We know the end goal of the anti-abortion movement is to ban abortion and cut off access to abortion."
But some pro-lifers said the number of weeks doesn't make a difference to them.
"Because it's taking a human life," Sheets said.
The Supreme Court's decision is expected next June.