WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will review Mississippi’s pro-life law limiting abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, passed by overwhelming majorities in the state legislature and signed by then-Governor Phil Bryant.
A growing body of scientific literature indicates unborn children can feel pain at least by halfway through pregnancy, if not earlier.
In response to the news, the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) issued the following statement:
“This is a landmark opportunity for the Supreme Court to recognize the right of states to protect unborn children from the horrors of painful late-term abortions,” said SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. “Across the nation, state lawmakers acting on the will of the people have introduced 536 pro-life bills aimed at humanizing our laws and challenging the radical status quo imposed by Roe. It is time for the Supreme Court to catch up to scientific reality and the resulting consensus of the American people as expressed in elections and policy.”
Meanwhile, of the review of the case, "Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization," Julie Burkhart, founder and CEO of Trust Women, a Kansas-based abortion provider, said:
“As we’ve seen on the ground in conservative states where we are providing abortion services to women, Roe has been under a constant threat. Today’s decision by the Supreme Court to hear a direct challenge to Roe is an alarming and disturbing day for reproductive rights and justice in the United States. By contemplating further restrictions on people’s access to reproductive health care, we are only adding to the detriment of people’s health in America. Today is the loudest wake up call yet, people in America are under attack and personal health decision-making about their own bodies stands on the precipice of being lost.”
Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said, “The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear this Mississippi case is a positive step toward finally overturning the tragic decision of Roe v. Wade made 48 years ago and subsequent abortion precedent. Abortion takes the life of an innocent human being and has enormous physical and psychological consequences on the mother. It’s time to stop committing human genocide in this nation, and Mississippi now can take the lead.”
Jennifer Dalven, director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, issued the following statement:
“This is the moment anti-abortion politicians have been waiting for since Roe v. Wade was decided: The Supreme Court just announced that it will hear a case that could decimate, if not take away entirely, the constitutional right to abortion. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Mississippi, it will take the decision about whether to have an abortion away from individuals and hand it over to politicians. The American people overwhelmingly support the right of individuals to make this decision for themselves and will not tolerate having this right taken away.”
