The ruling is likely to have ramifications for how much discretion attorneys general of one party have in states where the other party occupies the governor’s mansion.
While the case will not set precedent for abortion law itself, it will have ramifications for how much discretion attorneys general of one party have in states where the other party occupies the governor’s mansion. Meanwhile, the Court still hasn't announced whether it will hear a case on Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban.
The National Abortion Federation’s own instructional materials describe dismemberment abortions as 'grasping a fetal part,' then 'withdraw[ing] the forceps while gently rotating it' to achieve 'separation.'
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals seized upon some details from the Supreme Court's recent pro-abortion ruling in June Medical Services v. Russo to effect a pro-life outcome.