The Senate reconvenes Tuesday for its lame-duck session. Arlen Specter (R-PA), who is pro-choice, is up for the Chair positon on the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate may decide to give outgoing Chair Orrin Hatch a two-year waiver so he can stay on as Chair.

Right-wing extremists oppose him. What do you think, will he get the job? Will his ghost from the past (the confirmation hearing of Robert Bork) cost him now? What does his defeat mean for Roe v. Wade?

Specter's defeat could mean abortion rights opponents are one seat away from victory on the Supreme Court. The Boston Globe takes a look at what would happen if Roe v. Wade was overturned.

With Roe in the judicial dustbin, arguments against abortion could no longer be couched in the language of state's rights and judicial activism that Bush used on the campaign trail. In all likelihood, the party would have to make good on the commitment, enshrined in its platform, to outlaw abortion.