The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s previous comments about Roe v. Wade are receiving renewed attention after the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a major abortion case.
There is little doubt that October 2021-2022 term will be most remembered for its decisions about state laws imposing restrictions on abortion. In November, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases—Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson and United States v. Texas—that involved a Texas law prohibiting abortions after about the sixth week of pregnancy. On Wednesday, the court will hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which involves a Mississippi law prohibiting abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.