Supreme Court to consider case on 15-week abortion ban

Name: Supreme Court to consider case on 15-week abortion ban
Uploaded: 2021-05-18T16:48:58+00:00
Duration: 3 min 8 s
Description: The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a major roll-back of abortion rights. Next term, it will look at Mississippi's effort to block abortions after 15 weeks. The state's ban had been blocked by the lower courts and is considered to potentially be a major challenge to Roe v Wade. Professor Josh Blackman with South Texas College of Law discusses the implications of this case.

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a major roll-back of abortion rights. Next term, it will look at Mississippi's effort to block abortions after 15 weeks. The state's ban had been blocked by the lower courts and is considered to potentially be a major challenge to Roe v Wade. Professor Josh Blackman with South Texas College of Law discusses the implications of this case.

Posted May 18, 2021 11:48am CDT