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 clinic drops challenge of near-ban on abortion
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s last abortion clinic on Tuesday dropped its lawsuit that sought to block the state from enforcing a law that bans most abortions. The action came a day after clinic owner Diane Derzis told The Associated Press that…
House votes to restore abortion rights, Senate odds dim
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has voted to restore abortion access nationwide. It's Democrats' first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion. But the…
Mississippi’s only abortion clinic shuts down
Mississippi’s trigger law banning most abortions is now in effect. That means nearly two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court upended abortion rights, Mississippi’s only abortion clinic has closed. Doctors…
Judge won’t block law banning most Mississippi abortions
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and KEVIN MCGILL Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge has rejected a request by the state’s only abortion clinic to temporarily block a state law that would ban most abortions. Judge…
Court battles continue across South in wake of Roe decision
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys argued over abortion laws Tuesday in three Southern states in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave states the power to limit or outlaw the termination of pregnancies. In Mississippi, a judge held…
Mississippi judge sets hearing on challenge to abortion law
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has set a Tuesday hearing in a lawsuit by state’s only abortion clinic, which seeks to block a law that would ban most abortions. A temporary restraining order would allow the…
Local church discusses Roe v. Wade ruling
With the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Catholic churches across the country are celebrating the decision. News 25 visited St. James Catholic Church in Gulfport to meet Father Ryan…
10-day clock starts on closing Mississippi abortion clinic
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has taken a step to activate a law that will ban most abortions in the state. The 2007 state law says the Mississippi attorney general must publish an administrative notice if…
Mississippi AG certifies state's abortion 'trigger law'
This morning, in according to state law, Attorney General Lynn Fitch published the required certification for what is known as the state’s trigger law. “Mississippi’s laws to promote life are solid and thanks to the Court’s clear and strong…
Pro-Life Mississippi reacts to Supreme Court decision
Pro-Life Mississippi was excited about the decision made today in the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Case. Overturning the Roe and Casey decisions now returns the abortion issue…
ACLU MS reacts to Supreme Court decision regarding abortion
The Supreme Court choosing to overturn Roe v. Wade has created a lot of noise in the state of Mississippi. The American Civil Liberties Union believes the ruling…
Mississippi senators give statements on SCOTUS decision
Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith both gave statements regarding the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Senator Wicker authored a congressional brief supporting Mississippi’s case. He said the state…
Mississippi state officials react to Supreme Court Ruling
Governor Tate Reeves says this is a ‘joyous day.’ He released a statement minutes after the decision regarding Roe v. Wade was announced, praising Supreme Court justices for…
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion…
Governor Reeves speaks on what an overturn of Roe v. Wade could mean for MS
Governor Tate Reeves came down to the Coast for a safety initiative press conference, but we were able to ask him…
Possible overturning of Roe sends abortion fight to states
The bombshell leak of a draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case legalizing abortion nationwide has set the country on course for an even more polarized and fluctuating landscape of abortion…
State officials react to report of Supreme Court leak on Roe v. Wade
Officials in Mississippi say if the Supreme Court does overturn Roe v. Wade, it puts the decision back in the states’ rights. In…
Report: Draft opinion suggests high court will overturn Roe
WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report published…
Justices signal they’ll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday signaled it would uphold Mississippi’s 15-week ban on abortion and may…
Supreme Court sets arguments in big abortion case
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will hear arguments on December 1 in Mississippi's bid to have the landmark Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing a woman's right to an abortion overturned. The justices will be…
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…