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Derenda Hancock leads a group of “clinic escorts” at the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the …

• May 29, 2019

Anti-abortion/birth-control protester Roy McMillan in front of the state's only abortion clinic July 1, 2012. …

• July 2, 2012

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it …

• May 17, 2021

Recent Protests at Abortion Clinic

Anti-abortion activists from six states are occupying each of the four corners at State Street …

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• November 9, 2012

Governor Bans Abortions in Mississippi During COVID-19 Crisis

Gov. Tate Reeves is treating access to abortion as non-essential, saying the protective equipment it might require should go to COVID-19 treatment.

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• April 11, 2020

Anti-Abortion Resolution Holds Little Weight

A senate resolution suspending a January legislative deadline for bills to be introduced, afforded Sen. Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, the opportunity to include language to stop federal funds from funding voluntary …

The law the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is examinging, which requires abortion clinics …

• May 30, 2014

Terri Herring, national director of Pro Life America Network, speaks about anti-abortion efforts in the …

• February 24, 2012

The Guttmacher Institute reports that many women in states where abortion providers are scarce—such as …

• February 3, 2014

Outside the Mississippi State Capitol, Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance activist Patricia Ice told the story …

• May 24, 2019

A bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, which cleared the Mississippi Senate …

• March 13, 2014

Planned Parenthood Southeast Director Felicia Brown Williams spoke out alongside other abortion rights activists outside …

• May 24, 2019

Legislative Update: Back Door to Abortion Restriction?

The House and Senate spent all of March firing bills at one another, waiting to see what the other side was going to do with them. It's that time of …

Mississippi Lawmakers At It Again

On Monday, I blogged for choice (just like I did last year) as President Bush gave a speech declaring the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade to be "Sanctity of …

Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, believes it won’t be hard to police women’s right to an …

• April 9, 2014

Yazoo City resident Mindy Brown protested for abortion rights outside the Mississippi Capitol on May …

• May 29, 2019

Sarah Hartshorne wipes tears from her eyes as Libby Rich, who had an illegal abortion …

• February 20, 2019

Nunnelee Reintroduces Akin's Bill

Mississippi's U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee is reviving the specter of former Rep. Todd Akin, a fellow Republican from Missouri.

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Survive'

In several states, heartbeat bills have met legal fights from reproductive-rights advocates who say the bills are designed to trample on women's legal rights to obtain abortions.

Mississippi State Rep. Alyce Clarke, D-Jackson, speaks to a rally attendee. She joined abortion rights …

• May 24, 2019