The State of Mississippi has filed a brief with the Supreme Court defending the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and asking the

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2021-07-23 04:30:06

The State of Mississippi has filed a brief with the Supreme Court defending the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and asking the court to overturn Roe v. Wade. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The State of Mississippi filed a brief with the Supreme Court on Thursday defending the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and asking the court to overturn Roe v. Wade when it hears arguments on the case in the fall, raising the stakes of what was already set to be the term’s biggest reproductive rights case.

“The national fever on abortion can break only when this Court returns abortion policy to the states,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch writes in the brief, arguing that the country has changed so much since Roe was decided that the court needs to reopen the issue.

“In 1973, there was little support for women who wanted a full family life and a successful career,” she wrote. “Maternity leave was rare. Paternity leave was unheard of. The gold standard for professional success was a 9-to-5 with a corner office. The flexibility of the gig economy was a fairy tale.”