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Amicus Briefs: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
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  • Issue
    • Abortion
  • Place
    • Mississippi
    • United States

Summary

A broad range of experts and those most impacted by abortion restrictions have filed amicus briefs (“friend of the court” briefs) urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case challenging the ban was brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights and its co-counsel and will be argued before the Court on December 1, 2021.  

Briefs have been filed by leaders in constitutional law, health care, international human rights, reproductive justice, civil rights, sports and other areas; organizations representing communities most impacted by abortion restrictions; people who have had abortions; and those who have relied for decades on having the right to abortion

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Amicus Briefs