FILE - This May 17, 2019, record photo, shows an examination/procedure country astatine the Jackson Women's Health Organization successful Jackson, Miss. The Supreme Court has agreed to perceive a perchance ground-breaking termination case, and the quality is energizing activists connected some sides of the contentious issue. They're already girding to marque termination entree a high-profile contented successful adjacent years midterm elections. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) (Rogelio V. Solis, Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The U.S. Supreme Court is mulling the constitutionality of a Mississippi instrumentality that bans abortions aft 15 weeks.

Many connected some sides of the statement person speculated a ruling could spell arsenic acold arsenic reversing Roe v. Wade.

A conjugation made up of a full of 14 cities and counties crossed Florida has passed resolutions affirming enactment of termination access.

In a virtual quality league Thursday, a radical of those elected officials encouraged different municipalities to bash the same.

“To support against the existent precise existent anti-abortion attacks from our authorities Capitol,” said St. Petersburg City Commissioner Darden Rice.

The resolutions, though chiefly symbolic, besides person immoderate applicable effects.

“They assistance make a speech and assistance america look astatine our interior policies,” said Hallandale Beach City Commissioner Sabrina Javellana.

The officials reason the resolutions are much important than ever, with the U.S. Supreme Court presently considering Mississippi’s 15-week termination ban.

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“We’ve besides already heard the rumors that a 15-week ban, overmuch similar Mississippi, is what Florida Republicans are going to beryllium starring with,” said authorities Rep. Anna Eskamani.

Many person adjacent speculated the effect of the lawsuit volition pb to a implicit overturning of Roe v. Wade, which would let states to wholly prohibition abortion.

In that scenario, Florida lawmakers whitethorn person a tougher clip banning termination than different authorities legislatures.

That’s due to the fact that of the authorities constitution’s privateness clause.

“It has protected the radical of Florida from anti-abortion authorities successful the past,” said Eskamani.

Past authorities Supreme Court rulings person held Florida’s unsocial privateness protections widen to termination access.

In 2012, Florida voters voted 55 to 45 to uphold that interpretation.

“They don’t privation to interfere betwixt idiosyncratic and their doc erstwhile it comes to a pregnancy,” said Eskamani.

A ruling connected the Mississippi instrumentality isn’t expected until this summer, but there’s astir guaranteed to beryllium immoderate propulsion for much termination restrictions successful the authorities legislative league starting successful January.

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Already a Texas-style heartbeat measure has been filed for the upcoming session, though determination are fewer indications the authorities has overmuch traction among the GOP majority.

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