Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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The Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was the state agency defending Mississippi’s restrictive abortion law in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
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| State of Mississippi in his official capacity in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization | 0 | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
defendant
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legal party → state agency party in litigation → |
| argumentBasis |
historical and traditional limits on abortion rights
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stare decisis should not preserve Roe and Casey → state sovereignty over abortion regulation → |
| associatedWith | Mississippi State Department of Health → |
| caseCitation |
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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surface form:
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 597 U.S. ___ (2022)
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| caseHeardBy | Supreme Court of the United States → |
| caseOutcomeRelatedTo |
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision of June 24, 2022
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overruling of Planned Parenthood v. Casey → overruling of Roe v. Wade → |
| connectedDoctrine |
federalism in abortion regulation
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stare decisis → substantive due process → |
| connectedTo |
United States abortion law jurisprudence
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post-Dobbs state abortion regulation authority → |
| defendedLaw | Mississippi Gestational Age Act → |
| defendedLawProvision | ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy → |
| functionInCase | enforcement authority for Mississippi’s abortion regulations → |
| jurisdiction | State of Mississippi → |
| legalIssue |
constitutionality of pre-viability abortion bans
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scope of substantive due process under the Fourteenth Amendment → whether the U.S. Constitution confers a right to abortion → |
| legalPosition |
argued that states may prohibit pre-viability abortions
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asked the Court to overrule Planned Parenthood v. Casey → asked the Court to overrule Roe v. Wade → urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act → |
| litigationStage |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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surface form:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States →
surface form:
U.S. Supreme Court
district court → |
| namedPartyType | official-capacity state agency defendant → |
| opposedBy |
Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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abortion providers in Mississippi → |
| partOf | Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization → |
| representedBy |
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch
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Mississippi Attorney General’s Office → |
| represents | State of Mississippi’s interest in enforcing abortion regulations → |
| role | defended Mississippi’s abortion law → |
| seeks |
reversal of lower court decisions invalidating the Gestational Age Act
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validation of Mississippi’s authority to restrict abortions after 15 weeks → |
| side | petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court proceedings → |
| timeframe | U.S. Supreme Court decision issued June 24, 2022 → |
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Thomas E. Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health
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represented
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Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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subject surface form:
Thomas E. Dobbs
Thomas E. Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health
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represented
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Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
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subject surface form:
Thomas E. Dobbs
this entity surface form:
State of Mississippi in his official capacity in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization