Scotus Takes On Abortion Issue

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     " SCOTUS On Monday Announced Their Future Plans To Hear A Sensitive Case On Abortion Rights."

May 19, 2021 By: Quera L. Knight & Art Fletcher, Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News;

     The Supreme Court announced this past Monday their future plans to hear a case on the sensitive subject of abortion. From a legislative perspective, abortion not only plays an important role in women's constitutional rights, it is a topic SCOTUS has intentionally remained silent behind precedent law for nearly half a century.

     The Mississippi case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health proposes a statewide ban on abortions starting at 15 weeks of pregnancy, exceptions made only for cases of emergencies under the nature of " severe fetal abnormality "- a ban that is currently being blocked by lower courts. Although this is the case in review to be heard in court this fall, it is important to understand that SCOTUS has to certify One question to be addressed, whether all pre-viability prohibitions on effective abortions are constitutional.

     Until now, The 1973 Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade acknowledges a women's constitutional right to decide the lifespan of a pregnancy prior to viability. The outcome of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health is not only challenging  50 years of precedent rulings nationwide, it's also refining and redefining politics at the state level.

     Under current precedent of Roe v. Wade, many conservative states have taken their stance against abortion with gestational age bans: laws prohibiting abortions after a specific point in pregnancy.

     Even with a 6 : 3 conservative to liberal ratio of justices, it is impossible to predict the outcome of the future ruling. What is not in question however, is the amount of legislative change that is sure to follow. If the court rules in agreement with the current precedent, pre-viability are unconstitutional, over 20 states will be making amendments to their state legislations.

FILED UNDER MAY 19, 2021: SCOTUS, ABORTION: