"And the president and the VP are devoted to ensuring that every American has access to health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their income, ZIP code, race, health insurance status or immigration status," she added. "As such, the president is committed to codifying Roe regardless of the … outcome of this case." ADVERTISEMENT The Supreme Court said it would take the case on the Mississippi law after it was struck down twice by lower courts. In 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit held that the state’s restriction placed an unconstitutional burden on a woman’s right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy before viability.