Sojourner Truth Radio

On Wednesday, December 1, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pivotal case that could result in the repeal of Roe v. Wade. The 1973 landmark decision protects a woman's right to have an abortion. Reports say the nation’s top court seemed poised to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. However, according to The New York Times, the court’s six-member conservative majority seemed divided about whether to stop at 15 weeks, for now at least, or whether to overrule Roe entirely, allowing states to ban abortions at any time or entirely. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was the main voice on the right for a narrow decision. Since the Supreme Court decision, forces on the right have been organizing to repeal it, and with the top court stacked with conservative judges, including Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, who were put in place by Donald Trump. The court’s three liberal members — Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor