A few bills regarding abortion are being discussed in Mississippi Senate Committees. One bill would prohibit an abortion of a fetus with a detectable heartbeat except in a case of medical emergency. That measure would also make it legal to…
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Mississippi seeking to put in place restrictions on abortion clinics that were struck down by lower courts. This morning, the justices refused to hear the appeal involving a law that would have…
Governor Phil Bryant signs a bill to ban Medicaid from spending money with any facility that performs elective abortions. It’s aimed at blocking state tax dollars from going to Planned Parenthood. The organization’s only Mississippi clinic does not perform abortions…
Bill on the governor's desk would ban a commonly used dismemberment abortion. The measure would outlaw a procedure called dilation and evacuation unless an abortion is required to prevent a mother's irreversible physical impairment. It would prohibit abortions extracting a…
The Mississippi house is advancing a bill to block the state Medicaid program from spending money with any group affiliated with an abortion provider. The original proposal was first aimed at Planned Parenthood, but it appears to mirror a state…