The US Supreme Court heard two hours of oral arguments Wednesday on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, if upheld it could lead to the high court overturning Roe v. Wade, which then would ban nearly all abortions in Louisiana. Ben Clapper, Executive Director of Louisiana Right to Life is hopeful abortion rights will be overturned.
“The oral arguments gave us confirmation to be excited that the Supreme Court is ready for a change to allow states like Louisiana to protect more babies from abortion,” said Clapper.
Michelle Erenberg, President of Lift Louisiana, a women’s advocacy group that also defends the right to abortion says, attorneys on behalf of the abortion clinic in Mississippi did an excellent job covering issues of the case.
“It’s always hard to predict how the Supreme Court is going to come down on any one decision but protecting the fundamental principles of Roe v. Wade and 50 years of Supreme Court precedent is critical,” said Erenberg.
Clapper said if the ban is upheld it opens the door for individual states to make their own laws regarding abortion rights, and in Louisiana, abortions would be banned, but in the meantime…
“Louisiana today is helping women in their hour of need both before and after birth and Louisiana is going to continue to do that into the future into an abortion-free Post-Roe Louisiana,” said Clapper.
Erenberg said as they await the court’s decision which is expected in June….
“We’re not going to be complacent, and we’re not going to sit ideally by and just hope that the courts protect our right. We are going to continue to fight for our communities and take proactive measures to protect abortion access,” said Erenberg.
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