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Civil Anarchy

Monica Baldwin, a member of Pro-Life Mississippi, an anti-abortion organization, sued the city on July 15 for its anti-noise ordinance that was stopping her organization from using a keyboard to …

Mississippi Senate to Vote on Abortion Ban

I've just received word that the Mississippi Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare has approved SB 2795, an outright ban on abortion. The bill will most likely go before …

In the U.S. Senate Race, Vote Against Everybody

California is currently considering Proposition 85, a bill that would require any teenage girl living in an abusive household to confront her abusive parents before having an abortion--even if her …

Redefining Pregnancy

You're a woman who has been raped, and you're terrified that your rapist made you pregnant. You ask your doctor for emergency contraception, but she refuses to give it to …

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[Head] Men: Hold Creeps Accountable

I think we men, myself included, have not done enough to confront other men. We have let too much slide.

10 Local Stories of the Week

The first week of July was a busy news week in the Jackson area. Here's the recap and a whole bunch of PDFs to read.

JFP Sunday Report: 10 Local Stories of the Week

It was an enterprising news week at the Jackson Free Press. Here are 10 local stories you shouldn't miss.

Activist Behind Planned Parenthood Video Offered Probation

An anti-abortion activist's plan to reject a plea deal offering probation for charges related to making undercover Planned Parenthood videos likely means his goal is to use a trial as …

GOP Rep. Nunnelee Dies After Brain Cancer, Stroke

U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee of Mississippi, a fiscal and social conservative elected to Congress in a Republican wave of 2010, died Friday. He was 56.

Abortion Clinic Protest 10/15/14

Pictures from the JWHO clinic protest this week.

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• October 16, 2014

Personhood Redux

Just three months after voters turned down a Personhood Initiative, at least one legislator is trying to get it back on the ballot.

Personhood Resolutions Die in Committee

Four anti-abortion personhood resolutions introduced into the Legislature have died in committee.

GOP Questions IRS Scrutiny of Anti-Abortion Groups

When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know …

Reeve’s State of The State Touts Accomplishments Amid Troubles

Gov. Tate Reeves gave his annual State of the State speech this Tuesday, outlining his administration’s accomplishments over the last year and establishing his priorities for 2022.

Demonstrators gather at the Capitol this morning to protest anti-abortion and personhood efforts in the …

• March 29, 2012

The Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only abortion clinic in the state of Mississippi.

• April 27, 2018

It's legal to get an abortion in America, but in many places it is hard …

• October 22, 2012

[Feedback] Logic, Offended

I do not consider myself to be pro-life, and I opposed the Personhood Initiative, but the article by Brian McGowan ("The Attack on Republicanism," Vol. 10, Issue 26) offended my …