Supreme Court to hear oral arguments challenging Roe v. Wade on Dec. 1

By Christian Datoc

Published September 20, 2021 5:00pm ET

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Supreme Court to hear oral arguments challenging Roe v. Wade on Dec. 1 — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear oral arguments in a Mississippi challenge to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling that effectively legalized abortion in America, on Dec. 1. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, focuses on the 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi and will force the nation’s highest […]

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear oral arguments in a Mississippi challenge to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling that effectively legalized abortion in America, on Dec. 1.

The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, focuses on the 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi and will force the nation’s highest court to determine “whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional.”

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