How dismantling Roe v Wade could imperil other ‘core, basic human rights’

Supreme court appears inclined to severely curtail or overturn Roe v Wade after hearing Mississippi case, which could have affect gay rights, contraceptives and fertility treatments

Constitutional scholars in the US said a litany of rights, from same-sex marriage and sex to birth control and in vitro fertilization, could come into question if the country's highest court moves to overrule or weaken Roe v Wade.

The supreme court last week heard arguments in the case Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization, which centers on whether the state of Mississippi can ban abortion at 15 weeks gestation, roughly nine weeks before bans are permitted under current law.