A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea to abort a pregnancy that had crossed the threshold of 24 weeks under the MTP Act in view of a report that the foetus is viable.
The high stakes have brought increased money and attention to the state-level races, which typically get overshadowed in midterm elections by the fight for control of Congress.
Though the court said minors engaging in consensual sexual activity can ask registered medical practitioners not to report instances of pregnancy, this could have a disastrous effect on children facing sexual abuse.
The ruling restored the ability of states to ban abortion. Twenty-six states are either certain or considered likely to banabortion. Mississippi is among 13 states with so-called trigger laws to ban abortion with Roe overturned.
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