Global Outlook

 The US (United States) Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Depending on the outcome of this case, the Supreme Court can ultimately overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling. During the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling, the court said states could not ban abortions before fetal viability, the point at which the fetus can survive outside the womb. That was around 28 weeks at that time and now it is around 23 weeks because of improvements in medical technology. The case from almost five decades ago protects the right to abortion. The case also established a framework to govern abortion regulation based on the trimesters of pregnancy.  However,  On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared prepared to uphold a Mississippi law that would allow states to ban nearly all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. There are currently six conservatives and three liberal justices on the court. One of those cons...