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Abortion Clinic Stays Open, For Now
A law that some Mississippi lawmakers hope will close the state's only abortion clinic goes into effect in less than two weeks, but that doesn't mean the clinic will close …
Health Care
Abortion Clinic's Fate Unknown
Betty Thompson doesn't know what will happen to her employer, the Jackson Women's Health Organization, on July 1.
Politics
Rally Protests Contraceptive Rule
American and Christian flags stood on equal footing in front of the U.S. Courthouse in Jackson Friday as about 60 people gathered to protest a rule that requires health-insurance plans …
Anti-Abortion Groups Protest Contraceptive Rule
About 60 people in Jackson took part in a rally Friday to protest a rule that requires health insurance for most employees to cover contraceptives.
Dr. Carl Reddix Talks About Political Realities
Dr. Carl Reddix wasn't looking for national media attention when he agreed to serve on the Mississippi Board of Health, but if it has people talking about public-health policy in …
Women ‘Unite' for Rights
Mississippi's Unite Women march last Saturday felt more like a community picnic than a politically charged demonstration, as participants spread blankets under shade trees in front of the state Capitol's …
Personhood
Rally Part of National Effort
People around the nation are watching Mississippi to see how its politicians and voting public treat reproductive issues, protesters said at the Capitol Saturday.
Anti-Abortion ‘TRAP' Law Part of Nationwide Trend
The governor signed the first major piece of anti-abortion legislation into law this year—a measure designed to close the state's only abortion clinic.
Personhood
Governor Signs Anti-Abortion ‘TRAP' Bill
A bill intended to close the state's only abortion clinic is now law and is set to go into effect in July.
Politics
State May Shutter Abortion Clinic
The state's only abortion clinic may close soon under a bill poised to become law after both houses of the Legislature approved it last week.
Heartbeat Bill Not Quite Dead?
An anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" died in committee Tuesday, but this might not be the last we see of it.
Reeves Gives Democrat Immigration, Abortion Bills
The fate of some of the most contentious bills this year rests with Sen. Hob Bryan, a Democrat from Amory.
Marchers Protest 'War on Women'
About 50 people gathered this morning to march around the Capitol and oppose state legislators' attempts to pass anti-abortion bills and personhood legislation during the current session.
Reeves: ‘Very Close to Ending Abortion in Miss.'
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has just released a statement expressing support for any bills designed to end abortion in Mississippi. We've been hearing speculation that the Senate, and Reeves in …
Abortion Foes Push New Restrictions
With personhood legislation finally out of the spotlight, lawmakers are taking aim at smaller anti-abortion issues, like placing new restrictions on abortion providers.
Legislators Working Late
Lawmakers worked late into the night yesterday to pass several controversial bills. The end of this week is the deadline for members of the Legislature to vote bills out of …
Personhood Wants Another Vote
Personhood may be dead in the Mississippi Legislature, but supporters of last fall's ballot initiative to define embryos as human beings are stepping up their efforts to put another personhood …
Personhood
‘They Do Not Speak for Me'
When she was 18 years old, Ashley Sigrest was raped and got an abortion. Now a mother of three, Sigrest volunteers with Personhood Mississippi and hopes to outlaw abortion in …
Personhood Mississippi to Push for Amendment Again
Personhood Mississippi president Les Riley announced yesterday that the group will begin another petition drive to put a personhood initiative back on the ballot.
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