Fetal Heartbeat Bill

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. That can happen as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The three judge panel affirmed…

Fetal Heartbeat Bill signed into law

An unborn baby with a detectable heartbeat will now have a greater chance at life in Mississippi. This morning, Governor Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2116, the Fetal Heartbeat Bill, into law in Jackson. This bill will prevent an abortion…