Tag: Abortion
Mississippi bans abortion based on race, sex, genetic issues
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a law Wednesday that bans abortion based on the race,...
Mississippi abortion bill passes in the Senate
Governor Tate Reeves is expected to sign a bill that would ban abortion based on the race, sex, or genetic anomalies of a fetus.
It...
Local family becomes face of Mississippi bill banning abortion based on race, sex, or...
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...
Mississippi bill could ban abortion based on race and sex
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...
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...
Governor Tate Reeves says abortions in Mississippi should stop during the coronavirus outbreak
JACKSON, Miss. — During a press conference about Mississippi’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tate Reeves said Tuesday that abortions should be classified...
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...
Abortion restrictions head to the full House
The State House Committee is seeking new abortion restrictions.
They passed a bill today that would restrict the reasons women may seek abortion including race,...
Block on fetal heartbeat abortion bill
A federal circuit court of appeals upheld a ban on Mississippi’s 2019 abortion law Thursday.
That law forbids abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected....
Fifteen week abortion law appeal denied
A federal appeals court says it will not rehear arguments in a case that blocked Mississippi’s 15 week abortion ban from taking effect.
The state...