Supreme Court takes up case that could limit Roe v. Wade: Justices agree to hear challenge to Mississippi s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks
The Court has agreed to take up the case of a Mississippi law that bans almost all abortions after 15 weeks
First abortion case with new Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Considered test of laws that ban abortion when a fetus is not viable or able to survive outside the womb
Gives the court chance to allow further restrictions or even rule against landmark Roe v. Wade case
Jackson Women s Health Organization, the sole abortion clinic in the state, sued to try to block Mississippi law
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Supreme Court to hear case that could test abortion limits established by Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will decide whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb.
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Posted: May 17, 2021 12:16 PM ET | Last Updated: May 17
The Supreme Court is seen in Washington in a 2020 file photo. The Supreme Court last heard a major abortion case in June of that year, three months before the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg led to the court further tilting to the right. (J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press)