The Supreme Court has been rewarding anti-abortion efforts. On Dec. 1, the Court heard oral arguments in a case involving Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban; the following week, the Court issued a devastating ruling allowing Texas S.B. 8 to stand. Many see these recent Court decisions as signals it’s poised to overturn Roe and throw away 50 years of precedent—all while trying to pretend it’s not.
Author: Seema Mohapatra
Seema Mohapatra is the Murray visiting professor of law at SMU Dedman School of Law. She is an expert in the areas of biotechnology and the law, public health law, reproductive justice and health equity. She serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics. Mohapatra earned her juris doctorate at Northwestern University School of Law, her master's of public health in chronic disease epidemiology at Yale University, and her bachelor's degree with a major in natural sciences and a minor in women's studies from Johns Hopkins University.
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