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Supreme Court to Review Mississippi Law Limiting Abortion Rights.

Authors :
Kendall, Brent
Bravin, Jess
Source :
Wall Street Journal (Online). 5/18/2021, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

PHOTO (COLOR): With the appointments of two conservative justices to the Supreme Court, conservative state lawmakers are working to overturn Roe v. Wade. Keywords: Abortion; Political/General News; Society/Community; Crime/Legal Action; Demographic Health; Health; Politics/International Relations; Domestic Politics; Social Issues; Medical Treatments/Procedures EN Abortion Political/General News Society/Community Crime/Legal Action Demographic Health Health Politics/International Relations Domestic Politics Social Issues Medical Treatments/Procedures N.PAG N.PAG 1 05/19/21 20210518 NES 210518 High court will take up state appeal seeking to ban the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy, giving justices opportunity to revisit Roe v. Wade The court will consider a Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, in a case allowing it to revisit precedents back to Roe v. Wade. Two lower courts agreed, saying an unbroken line of Supreme Court rulings dating back to Roe established that states can regulate - but not outright ban - the procedure in the pre-viability months of pregnancy. [Extracted from the article]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25749579
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Wall Street Journal (Online)
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
150338547