It was dubbed the biggest abortion case since Roe v. Wade as yesterday oral arguments were held in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. --Appearing with Jim to present his evaluation of the case was Mat Staver. Mat is founder - chairman of Liberty Counsel. Mat is a constitutional attorney with over 230 published legal opinions, has authored 8 scholarly law review publications and 10 books. He's filed numerous briefs and argued in many federal and state courts. He has also argued two landmark cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.-The issue presented in this case is whether it would be upheld contrary to all court precedent going back to the 1973 Roe case. This is because Mississippi passed a law that bans abortions beginning at 15 weeks. This is prior to what's termed viability which is the baby's ability to live outside the womb. The controversy is over this viability issue which Mat indicated is considered about 22-24 weeks depending upon the circumstances.--Mat then proceeded to review some legal history beginning with Roe and the trimester system that came forth from that case. In the first trimester the state has no interest in regulating abortion. During the second trimester the state can put some regulations on abortion such as physician licensing or where abortions take place. During the third trimester, when you're well past the 22 week viability period, the state can put even more restrictions on abortion, but even then, they can't completely ban them.