State judges could decide Mississippi's abortion ban can take effect. But there's another way: Lawmakers could ask Mississippians to vote.
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 3, 2022 For abortion to be banned in Mississippi, a 1998 Supreme Court ruling — that “abortion is protected” under the state Constitution — must be reversed. The most obvious way for that reversal to occur is for the same Mississippi Supreme Court, but with different judges than in 1998, to write a new decision saying abortion is not a protected right under the state Constitution.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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