A lawsuit filed in Mississippi seeks to establish that the state constitution does not protect a right to abortions.
The Mississippi Justice Institute (MJI)—a nonprofit constitutional litigation organization—filed the lawsuit on Monday on behalf of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG).
MJI is the legal arm of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, itself an organization that advocates for low taxes, light regulation, higher standards in education, and American exceptionalism.
The lawsuit challenges an opinion held by the Mississippi Supreme Court called Pro-Choice Mississippi v. Fordice, which holds that abortion is a right protected by the Mississippi Constitution….