ROE V. WADE
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization rightly returned the power to protect the unborn back to the American people. Across the nation, we will continue to advocate for pro-life legislation on the state and federal level. Every human life should be valued and protected.
Our elected representatives must enact state and federal laws that protect unborn lives.
The mission of the March for Life is to unite, educate, and mobilize pro-life Americans in the public square. The March for Life was founded in 1973 as a result of two Supreme Court cases, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, which legalized elective abortion through all nine months of pregnancy in all fifty states.
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court rightfully overturned Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, finding no constitutional right to abortion. Post Dobbs, the power to protect the unborn has been returned to us, the American people, through our elected representatives both at the state and federal level. We at the March for Life, will continue to work alongside you in your communities, for the day that abortion becomes unthinkable.
What is the case about?
In 2018, Mississippi passed a life-protecting law that sought to limit abortion after 15 weeks, a time when unborn babies are capable of feeling pain. This law and the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade ignited a tension on whether states could protect unborn lives, emphasizing the need for the Supreme Court of the United States to speak to the constitutionality of abortion limits in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
In the summer of 2022, the Dobbs decision reversed Roe v. Wade and established that no one has the constitutional right to intentionally end the life of an unborn child.
What’s next after Dobbs?
We celebrate the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, as it overturned the wrongly decided Roe v. Wade, and correctly recognized that no one has the constitutional right to intentionally end the life of an uborn child. However, the work has only just begun to ensure unborn lives are protected nationwide.
At least seven in 10 Americans support significant limits on abortion, further proving that Americans support the decision in Dobbs.
Now, lawmakers across the country have the power and responsibility to enact life protecting laws on the state and federal level. All across the nation, many states’ pro-life laws are springing into effect, saving countless unborn lives now that Roe v. Wade has been struck down. Some of these states include Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Dakota, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, and Idaho.
Still, we must remain vigilant as we work towards a future where unborn babies are protected, valued, and led into a life of flourishing across the entire nation.
REFLECT MODERN SCIENCE
It’s time for our laws to reflect the realities of modern science—an unborn child is a human being whose life should be protected.
Unfortunately, even post-Dobbs, the United States still has some of the most radical abortion policies, alongside countries like China that are known for gross human rights violations.
As Americans, we should protect unborn lives from abortion extremism and advocate for laws that protect both mom and baby, not seek to promote abortion.
THE MARCH FOR LIFE EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS
March for Life Amicus Brief
An amicus curiae is someone who is not a party to a case who assists a court by offering information. expertise, or insight that has a bearing on the issues in the case. An amicus brief can play a valuable role precisely because they provide different perspectives from the principal parties. They provide helpful guidance to the court about the real-world impact of its decisions.
The Dobbs case had a hugely significant impact on the issue of protecting the unborn. Therefore, the March for life submitted an amicus brief presenting the Supreme Court with two arguments, the first of which was decided in our favor, with the overturning of Roe!
First, Roe v. Wade, (1973) and Planned Parenthood of Se. Pa. v. Casey. (1992) were wrongly decided.
Second, that the Supreme Court should acknowledge Mississippi’s substantial interests in protecting the pre-born and the health and safety of women. These interests are based upon a duty the Fourteenth Amendment imposes upon the States to protect pre-born life.
LATE-TERM ABORTION?
