If high court sends abortion law back to states, how will Florida react? - Yahoo News
If, as expected, the U.S. Supreme Court abandons the ruling it made nearly a half-century ago legalizing abortion, it will put Florida in an unusual position.
The justices heard arguments Wednesday on a Mississippi law that forbids most abortions after 15 weeks gestation. There’s a Texas law farther back in the legal pipeline which, among other things, would move the decision point back to about six weeks.
With ex-President Trump’s three conservative appointees, the nation’s highest court has a 6-3 majority considered hostile to the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that made early-term abortion a decision for women and their doctors. The Mississippi law is a direct challenge to that precedent.
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When Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett were confirmed by the Senate, you could hear the clock ticking on Roe. The countdown quickened when the high court agreed to hear the Mississippi case and Texas followed with its more draconian law.
Whether the court dumps Roe, compromises on some restrictions or — miraculously — upholds the precedent, the case has nationwide legal and political implications for the remainder of President Biden’s administration, and beyond.
If a decision comes in June, as the court often holds the big ones for the tail end of each term, that injects it right into primary campaigns. Every governor, senator and House member will have to take a position on an issue sure to offend a sizable portion of the voters.
Most officeholders and major candidates are already on record, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, as well as their Democratic challengers next year. So suddenly the issue that neither side will ever concede would become a central topic in every campaign.
If the court recedes from what’s been the law for 48 years, it won’t outlaw the procedure, but toss it to the states. Some large, liberal states have “choice protection” acts cementing the status quo, if the court backs away from Roe — while a dozen states have passed “trigger” laws forbidding abortion, set to take effect the instant the Supreme Court gives the green light.
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