The U.S. Supreme Court recognized in Roe v. Wade that the U.S. Constitution guarantees a woman's right to choose.  However, in subsequent decisions the Supreme Court limited some of Roe's protections and seems poised to continue to dismantle or even eliminate them entirely.  A Freedom of Choice Act helps to ensure that a woman's right to choose is protected, by making Roe's protections a permanent part of state or federal law.  Women in states with Freedom of Choice Acts—or women nationwide if Congress were to pass a federal version—would continue to have access to safe, legal abortion care, even if Roe is further eroded or overturned in the courts.  However, if the Supreme Court overturned or eviscerated Roe, Congress could ban some or all abortion nationwide, trumping state codifications of Roe's protections.