Albert Mohler: The Supreme Court, Abortion and Roe

The Supreme Court announced last week that it would hear an abortion case coming from the state of Mississippi.

The case is Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The infamous abortion clinic in Jackson, Mississippi is challenging legislation that makes abortion illegal after the 15th week of a woman’s term.

If the law is upheld, lives would be saved—lots of them.

This is big news, it’s not necessarily the case that the court will reverse Roe v. Wade. I often refer to the cumulative case theory of the pro-life movement. That comes down to this: Pro-life legislation and pro-life lawyers working to erode Roe v. Wade step-by-step—law by law, restriction by restriction, court precedent by court precedent. Make no mistake, this case is huge and the president will be massive.

The second issue is even more important: The Mississippi law and thus this particular Supreme Court case focuses on the life of the unborn child. That is the biggest issue here.

We should watch and hope and pray for change from the courts.

We also need to hope and work and pray for a change in human hearts.