U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Dec. 13, 2021
Dobbs could put US out of step with the global community
However the Supreme Court ultimately justifies its decision in Dobbs, one thing is clear and unrefuted: upending decades of rights-enabling precedent and allowing states to prohibit pre-viability abortion will not meaningfully reduce abortion.
Kathleen R. Hartnett
Partner
Cooley LLP
Phone: (415) 693-2071
Email: khartnett@cooley.com
Harvard Univ Law School; Cambridge MA
On December 1, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a challenge to Mississippi’s prohibition on abortions after 15 weeks. The question accepted by the court for review is stark: “Whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional.” Mississippi raised the stakes even further after certiorari was granted, asking the Supreme Court to overrule $95
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