Mississippi News

Scramble as Last Mississippi Abortion Clinic Shuts Its Doors

Associated Press July 7, 2022 12:07 PM IST

Mississippi's only abortion clinic has been buzzing with activity in the chaotic days since the U.S. Supreme Court upended abortion rights nationwide; a case that originated in this conservative Deep South state and with this bright-pink medical facility that is closing its doors Wednesday.

Both Sides Planning For New State-By-State Abortion Fight

Associated Press December 5, 2021 7:33 PM IST

The current case before the court, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, concerns a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Roe v. Wade, which was reaffirmed in a subsequent 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, allows states to regulate but not ban abortion up until the point of fetal viability, at roughly 24 weeks.

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