Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight in US

The current case before the court concerns a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy (Andrew Harnik/AP)

A resurgent anti-abortion movement in the US is looking to press its advantage in state-by-state battles as the Supreme Court weighs the future of the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision.

Both anti-abortion campaigners and abortion rights supporters seem to be operating on the assumption that a court reshaped by former president Donald Trump will either overturn or seriously weaken Roe.