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Judge extends injunction, abortion clinic keeps license

Associated Press — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:36:29 +0000

JACKSON — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Mississippi from revoking the license of the state’s only abortion clinic. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III extended an injunction he issued several months ago, which blocks the state from closing the clinic while it tries to fulfill a 2012 state law. The law requires all [...]

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Governor reiterates his anti-abortion position

Associated Press — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:51:11 +0000

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant told several dozen pastors and other abortion proponents yesterday that he supports a bill that would ban the procedure once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. It’s similar to a bill that was filed and killed by a Senate chairman last year. “It would tell that mother, ‘Your child has [...]

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