Validity of law banning abortion in Mississippi uncertain
A group of anti-abortion doctors in the state say the validity of the law banning most abortions remains uncertain. The doctors argue in a lawsuit filed today that…
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Mississippi to file arguments in landmark abortion case
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi attorney general’s office is expected to file briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to outline the state’s arguments in a case that could upend nearly 50 years of…
Texas renews court effort to ban abortion procedure
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas officials are trying to get a federal appeals court’s permission to enforce a ban on a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure, even though the court has not yet ruled on…
Local family becomes face of Mississippi bill banning abortion based on race, sex, or genetic anomaly
Mississippi legislators are advancing a bill to ban abortion based on the race, sex, or genetic anomalies of a fetus. The Republican-led Senate passed the bill Wednesday. The House is expected to send the bill soon to Republican Governor Tate…
Judges slow abortion bans in Texas, Ohio, Alabama amid virus
By DAVID PITT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal judges in Texas, Alabama and Ohio have temporarily blocked efforts to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic. The rulings Monday were handed down as providers…
Mississippi seeks abortion ban for race, sex, genetic error
By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Republican-controlled Legislature is trying to restrict the reasons women may seek abortion. This comes after federal courts blocked time limitations the state tried to set the past two years. A bill that…
Mississippi Federal Judge expresses anger over abortion ban
Mississippi's abortion ban is facing a test in court today. A federal judge in Mississippi expressed deep skepticism about a state law that bans abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy. This, sending a signal that attempts across the nation…