News Alert: Supreme Court appears inclined to uphold Mississippi’s 15-week abortion law, a move that would undermine Roe v. Wade

The Supreme Court on Wednesday signaled that it is on the verge of a major shift in its abortion jurisprudence, and is likely to uphold a Mississippi law that mostly prohibits abortion after 15 weeks. Whether that would mean overruling Roe v. Wade's finding that women have a fundamental right to end their pregnancies was unclear. But none of the six conservatives who make up the court's majority expressed support for maintaining the court's rule that states may not prohibit abortion before the point of fetal viability, which is generally estimated to be between 22 and 24 weeks. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for alerts News Alert Dec. 1, 12:50 p.m. EST Supreme Court appears inclined to uphold Mississippi's 15-week abortion law, a move that would undermine Roe v. Wade The Supreme Court on Wednesday signaled that it is on the verge of a major shift in its abortion jurisprudence, and is likely to uphold a Mississippi law that mostly prohibits abortion after 15 weeks. Whether that would mean overruling Roe v. Wade's finding that women have a fundamental right to end their pregnancies was unclear. But none of the six conservatives who make up the court's majority expressed support for maintaining the court's rule that states may not prohibit abortion before the point of fetal viability, which is generally estimated to be between 22 and 24 weeks. Read more   Advertisement

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