Fri Jul 1, 2022 – 2:41 pm EDTFri Jul 1, 2022 – 2:41 pm EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered lower courts to vacate rulings blocking a handful of state pro-life laws from taking effect, in light of its landmark ruling last week overturning Roe v. Wade.
Last week, the Court ruled 5-4 in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that it was “time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” By invalidating the 1973 precedent that forced all 50 states to allow most abortions, the ruling triggered the activation or restoration of laws in more than 20 states effectively outlawing abortion.
It has also led to the restoration of milder laws regulating various aspects of abortion. Reuters reports that the nation’s highest court has thrown out rulings against Arizona and Arkansas laws that ban abortions sought on the basis of a fetal Down syndrome diagnosis, as well as an Indiana law strengthening parental notification rules for minors’ abortions.
“This is a massive victory for the unborn diagnosed with Down syndrome,” said David Lejeune, president of the Jerome Lejeune Foundation, which filed an
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