Supreme Court Set To Take Up All-Or-Nothing Abortion Fight

Supreme Court Set To Take Up All-Or-Nothing Abortion Fight

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Social Studies, History

9th - 12th Grade

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The Supreme Court is set to make a decision on abortion rights, hearing arguments that could either reaffirm or challenge the 1973 Roe V Wade ruling, which established a nationwide right to abortion. The case originates from Mississippi, where a 2018 law seeks to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a significant departure from the previously accepted 24-week viability standard.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Supreme Court expected to decide on soon?

A new healthcare policy

Gun control laws

Abortion rights

Environmental regulations

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What landmark ruling established a nationwide right to abortion?

Miranda v. Arizona

Roe v. Wade

Plessy v. Ferguson

Brown v. Board of Education

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which state's law is challenging the Roe v. Wade ruling?

Florida

Texas

Mississippi

California

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what point in pregnancy does the Mississippi law ban abortions?

10 weeks

15 weeks

20 weeks

24 weeks

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the earliest point of pregnancy at which the Supreme Court has previously allowed states to ban abortions?

30 weeks

24 weeks

18 weeks

12 weeks