Mississippi Gestational Age Act
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The Mississippi Gestational Age Act is a 2018 Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and served as the central statute in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mississippi Gestational Age Act canonical | 3 |
| Mississippi abortion law Gestational Age Act | 1 |
| Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippi state statute
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United States state law ⓘ abortion law ⓘ |
| allowsExceptionFor |
medical emergency
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severe fetal abnormality ⓘ |
| appliesTo | pregnancies at or beyond 15 weeks gestational age ⓘ |
| centralInCase | Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ⓘ |
| challengedInCourt | Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ⓘ |
| constitutionalQuestion | whether pre-viability abortion bans are permissible under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| doesNotProvideExceptionFor |
incest
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rape ⓘ |
| effectiveIn | 2018 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | State of Mississippi ⓘ |
| geographicScope | within the state of Mississippi ⓘ |
| gestationalLimit | 15 weeks ⓘ |
| impact | significantly restricted access to abortion after 15 weeks in Mississippi ⓘ |
| influencedBy | anti-abortion movement in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Mississippi ⓘ |
| languageFocus | gestational age rather than fetal viability ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
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health law ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeAssociation |
overruling of Planned Parenthood v. Casey
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overruling of Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Mississippi Legislature ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| litigationTarget | Jackson Women’s Health Organization ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the statute at issue in the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| opposedBy | abortion rights advocates ⓘ |
| politicalContext | part of broader efforts to restrict abortion access in the United States ⓘ |
| prohibits | most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy ⓘ |
| regulates | abortion providers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey ⓘ Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| resultedIn | U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing states greater authority to regulate or ban abortion ⓘ |
| shortDescription | Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy ⓘ |
| signedBy | Phil Bryant ⓘ |
| signingDate | 2018-03-19 ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| subject |
abortion in Mississippi
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abortion regulation ⓘ reproductive rights ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | gestational age limit ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2018 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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defendedLaw
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Mississippi Gestational Age Act
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this entity surface form:
Mississippi abortion law Gestational Age Act
subject surface form:
Lynn Fitch
this entity surface form:
Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act