High Court to Hear Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health

The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will hear Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health in the Fall of 2021. The case involves a 15-week abortion ban law passed by Mississippi in 2018. The Oklahoma legislature passed a similar law this year and it was signed into law by Governor Stitt. There are 1,200 abortion restriction laws across the U.S. The state of Mississippi lost its case in the fifth circuit appeals court and appealed to the high court. This will be the first major SCOTUS abortion case since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court. Read more...


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