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Mississippi’s only abortion clinic struggles to stay open amid protests
In the searing mid-morning Mississippi heat, a middle-aged woman in dark sunglasses hovered outside the state’s sole remaining abortion clinic, with sheafs of leaflets awaiting its clients. They contained graphic images of bloody and mangled foetuses and telephone numbers of alternative pro-life facilities. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in the state…
Judge temporarily blocks law that would have closed Mississippi’s only abortion clinic
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi temporarily blocked a state law on Sunday that would have required Mississippi’s only abortion clinic to close its doors. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III, in Jackson, posted a restraining order shortly after the law went into effect on July…
Mississippi’s only abortion clinic being forced to stop accepting patients
Update: The Guardian is now reporting that the last-minute reprieve has been granted, with a federal judge issuing a preliminary injunction blocking the law, at least until a hearing scheduled for July 11. Barring a last minute legal reprieve, Mississippi’s only abortion clinic will be forced to turn away patients…
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