The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Dec. 1 in Mississippi's bid to have the landmark Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing a woman's right to an abortion overturned. It's the biggest test of abortion rights in decades.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 1 in Mississippi’s bid to have the landmark Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing a woman’s right to an abortion overturned.Mississippi is asking the high court to uphold its ban on most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. The state has told the court it should overrule Roe and the 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v.
, warning that stripping constitutional protection from abortion would be devastating to female athletes. The group includes Crissy Perham, an Olympic gold medalist in swimming who said she was speaking publicly about her abortion for the first time. The Mississippi law was enacted in 2018, but was blocked after a federal court challenge. The state’s only abortion clinic, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, remains open and offers abortions up to 16 weeks of pregnancy. About 100 abortions a year are done after the 15th week, the providers said.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Supreme Court sets arguments in big abortion caseThe Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 1 in Mississippi’s bid to have the landmark Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing a woman’s right to an abortion overturned. The court issued its arguments calendar for late November and early December on Monday. Mississippi is asking the high court to uphold its ban on most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.
Read more »
500 US women athletes ask Supreme Court to uphold abortion rightsA decorated group of more than 500 current and former American women Olympians and professional and collegiate athletes is warning the Supreme Court that eroding access to abortion care in America will be 'devastating' to women's athletics at all levels.
Read more »
Opinion | Supreme Court justices upset at perceptions of partisanship need to look in the mirrorSupreme Court justices say the institution must be nonpartisan — but they make it political, Ryan C. Williams writes for NBCNewsTHINK.
Read more »
Breyer defends state of Supreme Court in interview with CNN's Fareed ZakariaJustice Stephen Breyer argues the Supreme Court is driven by judicial philosophy, not politics. He also weighs in on speculation about whether he'd step down.
Read more »
We're watching the implosion of the Supreme Court in real timeInsider tells the global tech, finance, markets, media, healthcare, and strategy stories you want to know.
Read more »