These are the abortion cases Amy Coney Barrett might hear on the Supreme Court

As confirmation hearings were held this week for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Mr. Trump's third conservative nominee to the Supreme Court, two abortion-related cases have reached the Supreme Court and are awaiting the court's decision on whether to hear them. Mr. Trump's previous two Supreme Court nominations — Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh — both replaced conservative justices, effectively leaving the balance of the court unchanged, but Barrett would replace the liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg.When asked how she viewed Supreme Court precedent protecting abortion access this week during Senate Confirmation Hearings, Barrett invoked the "Ginsburg Rule": no hints, no previews, no forecasts. It defies the United States Constitution."Among the 17 cases already that have reached appellate courts, five would ban abortion at various points in a person's pregnancy: North Carolina's 20-week ban, Arkansas's 18-week ban, Missouri's 8-week ban, Georgia's 6-week ban and a Tennessee law that bans the procedure at various points during pregnancy.The rest center on various abortion regulations that restrict patients' access the procedure, including parental notification laws, requirements of providers, and restrictions on specific termination methods.It's impossible to predict which cases the Supreme Court will ultimately decide to hear. Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono described each case on Tuesday afternoon, explaining, "There are real reasons why the American public are concerned you'll overturn Roe… because you'll have these cases."On Wednesday morning, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pointed to those legal battles "actively being litigated" to prove that the Supreme Court precedent protecting access to abortion is controversial and up for legal debate.As the potential to reverse Roe draws closer, some Republicans, including President Trump, have shifted their rhetoric, as if to deny years-long opposition towards the landmark decision.