FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds up an abortion flag outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Mississippi's bid to revive a Republican-backed state law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a case that could undermine the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
By hearing the case, the justices will look at whether to overturn a central part of the landmark 1973 ruling.
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