Supreme Court takes up Mississippi abortion case

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The Supreme Court agreed on Monday, for the first time under its new 6-3 conservative majority, to hear an abortion case, potentially threatening the long-standing 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized aborting a fetus until 24 weeks, generally considered to be the stage of viability.

The decision has already reignited one of the most contentious cultural and moral issues in America today.

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