Dobbs and the Undue Burdens of Pre-viability Abortion Bans

This article is part of a symposium on the upcoming argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Maya Manian is a visiting professor at American University Washington College of Law. The Supreme Court is poised to make momentous changes to the law on abortion rights. Since the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, the court has repeatedly reaffirmed that states cannot ban abortion before fetal viability, which is typically around 24 weeks of pregnancy