Mississippi waits for governor to sign abortion restriction

Friday, 9 March 2018 (3 hours ago)
Mississippi waits for governor to sign abortion restriction

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is now awaiting its governor’s expected signature on what would be the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, a measure that would make most abortions illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Already, the state’s only abortion provider is pledging to sue and a tough court challenge appears ahead. Lawmakers in the […]

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On Tuesday, Mississippi lawmakers have approved a measure banning abortion after 15 weeks of gestation, moving the state a step closer to enacting the United States’ most restrictive abortion law. The legislation is seen by abortion rights advocates as a potential test of the legal limits of...

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