The Mississippi law banning abortions as early as 6 weeks heads to federal court
Jackson, Mississippi It was only six months ago that federal district Judge Carlton Reeves struck down a Mississippi law that banned abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, holding that the state was"wrong on the law" and that its Legislature's"professed interest" in women's health amounted to"pure gaslighting."
The state's response was to pass an even more restrictive law in March that bans abortion as early as six weeks. On Tuesday, Reeves, who sits on the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, will hear a new challenge from astonished critics who say the Legislature moved brazenly to both disregard his earlier opinion and Supreme Court precedent.
— Phil Bryant May 19, 2019 Defending the law, which is slated to go into effect on July 1, state officials, including Thomas E. Dobbs, Mississippi's State Health Office, say it was passed to further the state's interest in regulating the medical profession in order to"promote respect for life." They acknowledge Supreme Court precedent on viability but argue that once a fetal heartbeat is detected, the"chances of the fetus surviving to full term are 95%-98%.
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