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Supreme Court Agrees to Take on Major Abortion Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take a major abortion case and would consider Mississippi’s appeal of a lower court ruling that reversed a ban on most abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
The case will grant the Supreme Court the opportunity to reconsider landmark abortion rulings including Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. With Roe v. Wade, in a ruling that was derided by conservatives and religious adherents, the high court in 1973 ruled that a woman had a right to an abortion and reaffirmed it about 20 years later.
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Updated: 11:28 a.m. on Monday, May 17, 2021
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take up a major abortion case, weighing Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks.
The legal battle gives the justices a chance to revisit the landmark 1973 ruling Roe v Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide, and subsequent precedent like the court’s 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which upheld the right to abortion without “undue influence” from the state.
At least four of the nine justices voted to hear the case. The court’s order on Monday did not identify the justices or comment on the case.