So in the previous case, which the court decided in September, the Texas law at issue SB 8 worked a little differently.
We talked a little bit about the other one on the show already, that is the Texas law banning abortion after six weeks. And this is the second major abortion case that the High Court has heard this year. So the fact that the Supreme Court is like, Well, let’s hear them out, is not a good sign. It violates an established constitutional right. Even the very conservative 5th Circuit Appeals Court was like, No Mississippi, you can’t do this. So that’s our first sign that something is amiss here. And yet the Supreme Court has still decided to hear this case, which is unusual. And the Federal District Court and appellate courts agreed with Jackson Women’s Health, unsurprisingly, because the law was a clear violation of Roe v. So the very same day that this act became law, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which is the only abortion clinic in the entire state of Mississippi, filed a lawsuit arguing that the law violated the Constitution. It would be a really big restriction, right, on current abortion access. That is nine weeks more than what the Mississippi law would allow. Casey, a state cannot prohibit a person from terminating their pregnancy before quote, “viability”, which occurs around 24 weeks. Wade and the other major abortion rights case, that is Planned Parenthood vs.
Josie Duffy Rice: Which really demonstrates just how much Mississippi lawmakers know or care about health or science. And for the record, Gideon the law is more like a 13-week ban, actually, because it specifies that the count quote, “begins on the first day of the last menstrual period of the pregnant woman.” Please notice that rape is not on the list of those exceptions. So back in 2018, Mississippi passed the Gestational Age Act, which prohibited abortions in the state after the 15th week of pregnancy, except in cases of medical emergencies or fetal abnormalities. So can you start, then, by just giving us some basic background on this case? Gideon Resnick: Yeah, it certainly seems to be that way. This is the biggest threat to abortion rights since Roe v. The case is called Dobbs versus Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Josie Duffy Rice: But first today, the Supreme Court hears what is likely the most consequential reproductive health case in many decades.
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Plus what we know so far about the tragic school shooting in a Detroit suburb yesterday. Gideon Resnick: On today’s show, we have more news on the Omicron variant. Gideon Resnick: Yes, and one may even turn you into a green monster in a yellow suit who spins around and dances a lot. And this is What A Day, where we are so excited to announce that our reusable masks are now officially considered rare and vintage. Josie Duffy Rice: And I’m Josie Duffy Rice. Gideon Resnick: It is Wednesday, December 1st.
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