Mississippi Asks Supreme Court to Uphold 15-Week Abortion Ban, Overturn Roe v. Wade
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Mississippi's attorney general urged the Supreme Court Thursday to uphold a 2018 state law that prohibits most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy — a law in conflict with Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion at the federal level. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R) said in a merits brief that Roe v. Wade and 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey are "egregiously wrong," and that state legislatures should have more authority to decide their own abortion laws. The filing is the first time the state has included an attempt to overturn Roe v. Wade in its argument. In May, the Supreme Court agreed to take up the case during its next session, which begins in October.
The story received wide coverage across the political spectrum, with most reports offering speculation about the case's outcome.
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