New Mississippi law bans most abortions
by Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times
Mar 22, 2019
2 minutes
ATLANTA - Mississippi on Thursday became the latest state to sign into law a ban on most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually about six weeks into pregnancy, despite criticism from opponents who called the move cruel.
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2116 at the state Capitol in Jackson less than a week after a similar ban was passed in Kentucky, forcing workers at
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