The abortion case is named after Thomas Dobbs, who says he has nothing to do with it
The "Dobbs" in the case title refers to Thomas Dobbs, an infectious diseases doctor who became Mississippi's top health officer the same year the state adopted new abortion restrictions.
The Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization clears the way for states to reshape abortion law in the U.S., nearly 50 years after the court enshrined abortion rights at the federal level in the Roe v. Wade decision.
The case came to the high court from Mississippi, where the Jackson Women's Health Organization has that bans abortion after 15 weeks, with few exceptions — and not for cases involving rape or incest.
