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Supreme Court agrees to take up Mississippi's abortion law, in challenge to Roe v. Wade

Name: Supreme Court agrees to take up Mississippi's abortion law, in challenge to Roe v. Wade
Uploaded: 2021-05-18T09:55:05-0400
Duration: 8 min 40 s
Description: The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments next term over Mississippi's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. It will be the first abortion access case to come before the now 6 to 3 conservative majority. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford joins CBSN AM to discuss the implications.

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments next term over Mississippi's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. It will be the first abortion access case to come before the now 6 to 3 conservative majority. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford joins CBSN AM to discuss the implications.