Posted on 10/04/2021 5:40:59 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments in a critical abortion case on Dec. 1.
In the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a challenge to Mississippi’s law restricting most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, the court will decide the question of whether all state abortion bans pre-viability are unconstitutional. “Viability” is the court’s legal standard from 1973, regarded as the point at which an unborn child can survive outside the womb.
The court on Monday announced the date of oral arguments in the Dobbs case, scheduled for Dec. 1. Both the state of Mississippi and the abortion clinic challenging the law will have an opportunity to present arguments in-person to justices both for and against the law.
The Dobbs case is considered to be the latest and perhaps the best opportunity for pro-life advocates to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. States, the court ruled in Roe, could not ban abortions pre-viability.
Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act, the law in question, was signed into law in 2018 but is not currently in effect. Although it restricted most abortions after 15 weeks, it included exceptions for when the mother’s life or major bodily function is in danger, or in cases where the unborn child has a severe abnormality and is not expected to survive outside the womb at full term.
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I’d like to know the date for the arguments on the 2nd amendment case they’ve agreed to hear. Should be interesting reading.
Sure... The Soviet (1930’s} and chicoms (1940’s & 1950’s) each murdered 100-million during their great purges...
However, Russia has been desperately trying to replace the 22-million killed in WWII, so I’d have to investigate further to accept the 70-80 million in the 70’s...
But, yes on China...
IAC, I was referring explicitly to the period 1973-2018...
Therefore, we were only #2...
So, I am truly relieved...
We are the good guys with clean hands...
If, in fact we slip to #3, that might mean that there is nothing worth talking about re: genocide of the unborn... /s
Good points...
Surprised at the Soviet numbers...
I have faith in Thomas and Alito.
I have doubts about Barrett and Gorsuch.
I am convinced that Roberts and Kavanaugh will side with Breyer / Sotomayor / Kagan.
Permitting mothers to murder babies is antithetical to civilization.
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