Nearly 900 state legislators urge Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade in major abortion case

Nearly 900 state legislators from 45 states asked the Supreme Court on Monday to uphold Roe v. Wade and reject Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, a direct attack on the landmark decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

The brief was filed Monday morning by the State Innovation Exchange, a progressive legislation advocacy group, in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Opening arguments before the high court are scheduled to begin this fall.

Of the amicus brief’s 897 signatory lawmakers, all were Democrats with the exception of two independents. Legislators from every state except Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Wyoming signed. The brief’s organizers believe it’s the largest-ever collection of state legislators to have signed a brief in a Supreme Court case related to abortion access.