SCOTUS Case Could Mold Public Opinion in Favor of Protecting Life
District of Columbia | July 16, 2021
The U. S. Supreme Court set the wheels in motion for intense political speculation when it decided to hear arguments over a Mississippi law that protects unborn children after 15 weeks. A central question in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center is whether a state may ban pre-viability abortions.
In Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS stated that states could not restrict abortion until the point of viability. According to the court, this is when the unborn have the “capability of meaningful life outside the womb.” The court stated that viability generally occurs around 24 weeks. The Mississippi law contradicts this key holding. Now, opinions are running high that the court will use this opportunity to reverse Roe v. Wade and defend the Mississippi law.
The court need not reverse Roe outright to uphold the law. It could modify Roe to allow states to pass pre-viability bans. If it does this, the heart of Roe will be cut out and states will be free to ban abortion earlier in pregnancy. They may even be able to prohibit it altogether.
Loud protests from the pro-abortion crowd are expected if this law is upheld. One cry will say that because abortion is embedded deeply into our social fabric, many Americans do not believe it is wrong. Thus, states should not be allowed to restrict or ban it….
(Excerpts from Townhall)