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‘Is 15 Weeks Not Enough Time?’ What the Justices Said About the Abortion Case

The arguments— which lasted 113 minutes — broke down along conservative and liberal lines.

Television news outlet set up outside the U.S. Supreme Court in the morning of Dec. 1. — Television news outlet set up outside the U.S. Supreme Court in the morning of Dec. 1.
Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg

By

Lindsey Rupp and

December 1, 2021, 9:13 PM UTC

The U.S. Supreme Court justices heatedly debated Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy in a case that could upend the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.

Read the full transcript of the oral arguments here.