Legal Opinion
Jackson Women's Health Org. v. Dobbs
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided May 24, 2019No. 3:18-cv-171-CWR-FKBPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Carlton W. Reeves, United States District Judge *551Here we go again. Mississippi has passed another law banning abortions prior to viability. The latest iteration, Senate Bill 2116, bans abortions in Mississippi after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is as early as 6 weeks lmp.1
The parties have been here before. Last spring, plaintiffs successfully challenged Mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks lmp. The Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional and permanently enjoined its enforcement.2 The State responded by passing an even more restrictive…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Gonzales v. CarhartSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Whole Woman's Health v. HellerstedtSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- United States Ex Rel. Gadbois v. PharMerica Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,777, 11 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 781 Chemetron Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Business Funds, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hall v. Equifax Information Services, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2025
- Little Rock Family Planning Services v. RutledgeDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2019
- Little Rock Family Planning Services v. RutledgeDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2019
- Planned Parenthood v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2025