The U.S. Supreme Court, which has allowed abortion for nearly 50 years, could be overturned.



The Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Supreme Court to block the implementation of a state law in Texas that has effectively banned abortion in a situation where a large number of conservative judges favoring abortion bans already exist.



The U.S. Supreme Court on the 1st local time dismissed a petition for injunction filed by abortion rights advocacy groups to ban the enforcement of the so-called 'heartbeat law' in Texas by a 5 to 4 judge, removing obstacles to the enforcement of the law.



This law usually bans abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy, and it is evaluated that it is equivalent to preventing abortion because you may not be aware of the pregnancy itself at this time.



The decision is of interest because it comes before the Supreme Court on whether to continue allowing women the right to abortion.



Currently, in the United States, abortion is possible before 23 to 24 weeks of gestation, when the fetus can survive outside the womb.



This is not a law, but a woman's right established in January 1973 by a Supreme Court ruling called 'Raw v. Wade'.



The case, named after Law and Prosecutor Wade, who faced off in the lawsuit at the time, was the subject of much debate between the conservatives, who advocate a ban on abortion, and the progressives, who advocate abortion.



In the midst of this, there are speculations that when the Supreme Court allowed the implementation of the Texas abortion ban, it may have foreshadowed that the precedent that had been maintained for more than 48 years would be overturned.



Moreover, the distribution of 9 Supreme Court justices is an absolute advantage, including 6 conservatives and 3 liberals, raising concerns among the progressives.



Bloomberg said the Supreme Court's decision was an ominous signal for the fate of the right to abortion, while Reuters said it suggests that the courts are closer than ever to overturning a case long demanded by the conservatives.



The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case against a Mississippi law that bans almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.



Reuters reports that the verdict is expected to come out by June next year after going through a written workshop and public pleadings in the future.



On the other hand, there are also interpretations that it is too early to jump to the final decision of the Supreme Court based only on the decision on this Texas law.



This is because the Supreme Court's findings are based on the finding that the plaintiffs could not prove that they would suffer irreparable harm from the enforcement of this law.



In fact, the Supreme Court also noted in its decision that it was "not based on any conclusion as to the constitutionality of Texas law."



However, as the decision came from a situation in which the ideology distribution of the Supreme Court, which was 5 conservatives and 4 liberals, was clearly focused on the conservative advantage of 6 conservatives and 3 liberals during the Donald Trump administration, the concerns of the abortion rights advocates are high.



Former President Trump nominated three conservative Supreme Court justices during his tenure, and he has publicly mentioned changes in the precedents that recognize the right to abortion.



Some view that the Supreme Court's decision has paved the way for a ban on abortion without having to take the path of changing precedents, which entails much controversy.



In the past, the authority to crack down on illegal abortions rested with government authorities, so if problems did arise, lawsuits against the government were possible.



But Texas law stipulates that the state should raise the issue instead of taking the state out of the abortion crackdown, making it difficult for abortion advocates to sue the state.



The state will pay at least $10,000 to citizens who file lawsuits directly against illegal abortion hospitals and others.



According to the intent of the Supreme Court's decision, it can be interpreted that other conservative states, which have been pushing for abortion bans, would even be able to enforce laws that mimic Texas.



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