Mississippi State Constitution Doesn’t Protect Abortion, Lawsuit Seeks to Establish

Demonstrators gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, in Washington, on Dec. 1, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A lawsuit filed in Mississippi seeks to establish that the state constitution doesn’t protect a right to abortions.

The Mississippi Justice Institute (MJI)—a nonprofit constitutional litigation organization—filed the lawsuit on Nov. 14 on behalf of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists.