Hundreds of abortion rights defenders gather outside the US Supreme Court as it hears a crucial case weighing whether Idaho's near-total ban on abortion violates federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize patients needing emergency care. "Health care providers are terrified. We're terrified about what this means for the health and well-being of our community," shares Jamila Perritt, an obstetrician and gynecologist and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health. "This case is part of a larger strategy by anti-abortion extremists to ban abortion in every state in the country," says Emily Martin, from the National Women's Law Center. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES