The Supreme Court Sets A Date For Arguments In Case That Could Challenge Roe V. Wade

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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Dec. 1 in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org, which has the potential to pose a serious challenge to Roe v. Wade.





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In Challenge To Roe, Supreme Court To Review Mississippi Abortion Law

Mississippi’s law is one of many that conservative states have passed in the last year or more, seeking to eliminate or severely restrict abortion. Bans on pre-viability, abortion bans have been struck down, until now, in a dozen states since 2019, including Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Tennessee.

The court had agreed to hear the case in May. Today’s announcement puts a date on that decision.

The court’s announcement came weeks after the high court allowed Texas to move forward – for now — with a new law to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. This happens usually after six weeks, which is often before women even know they’re pregnant.

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