A federal judge who struck down Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban last year will hear arguments Tuesday on a new law that prohibits abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which occurs around six weeks.

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Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed the bill into law in March which says physicians who perform abortions after a fetal heartbeat is found could have their medical licenses revoked. The state allows abortions after a fetal heartbeat is found if a pregnancy endangers a woman's life or one of her major bodily functions but does not have exceptions for cases of rape or incest.

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves will hear arguments Tuesday in the case involving Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, Jackson Women's Health Organization. The clinic filed a lawsuit against the state of Mississippi, arguing the law is unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion nationwide.

Jackson Women's Health Organization wants the court to stop the law from going into effect on July 1.

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If Reeves were to temporarily block the Mississippi law, he would hear arguments later on the larger question of constitutionality. In 2018, Mississippi enacted a law to ban abortions after 15 weeks, and Reeves struck it down, writing that it "unequivocally" violates women's constitutional rights.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.