The Supreme Court granted certiorari to the petition on May 17, 2021, limiting the case to the single question “Whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional.”
The case,19-1392 DOBBS V. JACKSON WOMEN’S HEALTH, is expected to be heard on December 1, 2021.
Pray, pray, pray!
19-1392 DOBBS V. JACKSON WOMEN’S HEALTH
DECISION BELOW: 945 F.3d 265
GRANTED LIMITED TO QUESTION 1.
CERT. GRANTED 5/17/2021
QUESTION PRESENTED:
- Whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional.
- Whether the validity of a pre-viability law that protects women’s health, the dignity of unborn children, and the integrity of the medical profession and society should be analyzed under Casey’s “undue burden” standard or Hellerstedt’s balancing of benefits and burdens.
- Whether abortion providers have third-party standing to invalidate a law that protects women’s health from the dangers of late-term abortions.
LOWER COURT CASE NUMBER: 18-60868
Photo Credit: Rev. Patrick Mahoney while praying at 3:00 am one morning at the Supreme Court.
