Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health FAQs
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, the state of Mississippi will be directly challenging the Supreme Court's 1973 ruling on Roe v. Wade. Mississippi has a state law in place banning abortion after 15 weeks. Jackson Women's Health Organization is challenging this law, asking the Supreme Court to uphold Roe and the so-called right to abortion.
Mississippi's new state law places a limit on abortion at 15 weeks gestation. If the Supreme Court upholds the Mississippi law as "constitutional" then this would overrule Roe v. Wade and allow other states to place limits on Abortion based on fetal age. The Supreme Court has the authority to overturn Roe.
Americans United for Life is the oldest and most active Pro-Life legal organization: AUL has filed over 89 briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court including multiple friend-of-the-court briefs urging the court to overturn Roe in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. Our legal team will continue to file briefs as needed in Dobbs and continue to advise lawmakers in Mississippi. AUL has filed over 200 briefs in total, helping create over 400 pro-life bills in over 40 states. As AUL helps fight to overturn Roe in Dobbs, our legal experts are preparing to fight for the sanctity of human life in all 50 states.
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No, if the Supreme Court Rules in Mississippi's favor and upholds their law, then the battle for the human right to life would return to each state. Each state would then determine abortion laws.
AUL's CEO Catherine Glenn foster wrote a piece on what to expect in Dobbs V. Jackson oral argument strategies and potential outcomes. You can read her analysis here.