Pence s advocacy group filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The Supreme Court agreed in May to hear the case challenging a woman s right to an abortion.
Dozens of conservative groups are supporting Mississippi s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks.
WASHINGTON – A conservative advocacy group launched by former Vice President Mike Pence is wading into a high-profile abortion case at the Supreme Court, arguing the landmark Roe v. Wade decision has contributed to the destabilization of families.
Pence’s group, Advancing American Freedom, is one of dozens of anti-abortion organizations to file briefs in recent days supporting Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Nearly 230 GOP lawmakers also filed a brief Thursday, calling on the high court to release Roe s vise grip on abortion politics.
CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a 24-state brief supporting the rights of individual states to regulate abortion in a case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
“I’m proud to join attorneys general from across the nation in this brief to advocate for the sanctity of human life,” Morrisey said. “It’s long past time to overturn the flawed Supreme Court decisions which led to the tragic deaths of so many unborn children. Our Constitution should never have been interpreted in such a manner to override states’ compelling interest to protect innocent life.”
12 GOP Governors Ask Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Twelve Republican governors urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade landmark ruling, in a major case related to an abortion law in Mississippi.
“The Court’s decisions in Roe and Casey are prime examples of invading an area that has not been committed to the Federal Government and remains reserved to the States,” the amicus brief (pdf) stated, referring to Roe as well as the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision.
It later adds, “Rather than creating a federal constitutional right, the Court should leave regulating abortion to the States, where the people may act through the democratic process. This Court should hold as much and in the process, help restore the constitutional (but currently disrupted) balance between the Federal Government and the States.”
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The involves a challenge to a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
The State of Mississippi in 2018 enacted the Gestational Age Act, a state law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks’ gestation, except in cases of medical emergency. The Jackson Women’s Health Organization, an abortion clinic in Jackson, Miss., sued on the grounds that the law violates the viability standard established by Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The Fifth Circuit Court affirmed the district court’s decision on these grounds.
“The Constitution preserves the rights of the states by specifically enumerating the authority granted to the federal government,” said Ducey in a press release. “Unfortunately, almost 50 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to ignore the Constitution and created policy which has led to the over-politicization of this issue for decades.”