What’s Going on with the Supreme Court and Abortion Rights? A primer from WMC's the_fbomb:
which established the constitutional right to abortion and prohibited states from banning the procedure before fetal viability.but was blocked after a federal court challenge.
“If it really is an issue about choice, why is 15 weeks not enough time?” Chief Justice John Roberts asked. Chief Justice Roberts, who is known to be a moderate conservative, also said Mississippi’s law was not a “dramatic departure” from the viability standard. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 90% of abortions in the U.S. take place in the first 13 weeks of pregnancy., remains open and offers abortions up to 16 weeks of pregnancy. The providers said about 100 abortions a year are done after the 15th week.has also banned abortions once cardiac activity is detected in the embryo, which normally occurs in the first six weeks of pregnancy.
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