The case in question isDobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization, 19-1392.
The law was blocked by the 5th U.S.
Circuit of Appeals after it was challenged by Mississippi-based abortion clinic Jackson Womens Health Organization.
Mississippi is now appealing to the Supreme Court to rethink the viability standard and uphold its law.
The stakes here are extraordinarily high, she added.
That the Supreme Court has even agreed to take this case is significant and alarming.
Rachel Fey is the senior director of public policy atPower to Decide, where she leads the organization’s federal health policy and advocacy portfolio.
According to Northrup, its the first abortion ban case that the Supreme Court will hear sinceRoe v. Wade.
The court ruled against the law; however, both Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaughdissentedfrom that opinion.
Justice Barrett had not yet been appointed.
Fey notes that access to abortion care is already restricted in some states despiteRoe v. Wades current standing.
That should concern absolutely everyone in this country, she adds.
In other words, it would protect against bans like Mississippis and prevent states from enacting other unnecessary restrictions.
Its important toengage with your states elected legislatorson the importance of access to abortion care.
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