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The state of Mississippi has asked the Supreme Court to overturn landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade in a case set to be argued in the court's next term.
Mississippi wants Roe v Wade to be overturned so it can uphold its own restrictions to abortion access, according to a brief filed Thursday.
The legal brief by the state of Mississippi makes an explicit argument to throw out the pivotal 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
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