Mississippi Gestational Age Act
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The Mississippi Gestational Age Act is a 2018 Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and served as the central statute in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mississippi Gestational Age Act canonical | 3 |
| Mississippi abortion law Gestational Age Act | 1 |
| Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T132189 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mississippi Gestational Age Act Context triple: [Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, relatedStatute, Mississippi Gestational Age Act]
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A.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to abortion.
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B.
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Planned Parenthood v. Casey is a landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion while allowing greater state regulation under the “undue burden” standard.
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C.
Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
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D.
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a state-supported women-only nursing school policy as unconstitutional sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
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E.
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional right to abortion, profoundly shaping American law and politics until it was overturned in 2022.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mississippi Gestational Age Act Target entity description: The Mississippi Gestational Age Act is a 2018 Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and served as the central statute in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade.
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A.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to abortion.
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B.
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Planned Parenthood v. Casey is a landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion while allowing greater state regulation under the “undue burden” standard.
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C.
Doe v. Bolton
Doe v. Bolton is a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Roe v. Wade, expanded and defined the scope of abortion rights by striking down restrictive state regulations.
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D.
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan
Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a state-supported women-only nursing school policy as unconstitutional sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
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E.
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional right to abortion, profoundly shaping American law and politics until it was overturned in 2022.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippi state statute
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United States state law ⓘ abortion law ⓘ |
| allowsExceptionFor |
medical emergency
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severe fetal abnormality ⓘ |
| appliesTo | pregnancies at or beyond 15 weeks gestational age ⓘ |
| centralInCase | Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ⓘ |
| challengedInCourt | Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ⓘ |
| constitutionalQuestion | whether pre-viability abortion bans are permissible under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| doesNotProvideExceptionFor |
incest
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rape ⓘ |
| effectiveIn | 2018 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | State of Mississippi ⓘ |
| geographicScope | within the state of Mississippi ⓘ |
| gestationalLimit | 15 weeks ⓘ |
| impact | significantly restricted access to abortion after 15 weeks in Mississippi ⓘ |
| influencedBy | anti-abortion movement in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Mississippi ⓘ |
| languageFocus | gestational age rather than fetal viability ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
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health law ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeAssociation |
overruling of Planned Parenthood v. Casey
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overruling of Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Mississippi Legislature ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| litigationTarget | Jackson Women’s Health Organization ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the statute at issue in the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| opposedBy | abortion rights advocates ⓘ |
| politicalContext | part of broader efforts to restrict abortion access in the United States ⓘ |
| prohibits | most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy ⓘ |
| regulates | abortion providers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
ⓘ
Planned Parenthood v. Casey ⓘ Roe v. Wade ⓘ |
| resultedIn | U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing states greater authority to regulate or ban abortion ⓘ |
| shortDescription | Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy ⓘ |
| signedBy | Phil Bryant ⓘ |
| signingDate | 2018-03-19 ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| subject |
abortion in Mississippi
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abortion regulation ⓘ reproductive rights ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | gestational age limit ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2018 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mississippi Gestational Age Act Description of subject: The Mississippi Gestational Age Act is a 2018 Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and served as the central statute in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mississippi Department of Health in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
→
defendedLaw
→
Mississippi Gestational Age Act
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this entity surface form:
Mississippi abortion law Gestational Age Act
subject surface form:
Lynn Fitch
this entity surface form:
Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act