Major Medical Groups Amicus Brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
Brief filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Center's challenge to Mississippi's pre-viability abortion ban.
Amici are the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Medical Association, and 23 other leading national medical societies and associations committed to the provision of safe, quality reproductive healthcare, including abortion.
Amici’s position is that Mississippi’s ban on abortions is fundamentally at odds with the provision of safe and essential health care and medical ethics. Amici present overwhelming evidence establishing the safety of abortion, the health risks of denying people abortion care, and the disproportionate harm bans impose on marginalized populations. Amici articulate why the ban is contrary to core principles of medical ethics and respect for patient autonomy.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP is pro bono counsel.
This brief was one of over 50 amicus briefs filed supporting this Supreme Court case, which challenges Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. For more information on the case, go to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
