Posts Tagged ‘abortion’

Hearing could determine whether new abortion law goes into effect

by Associated Press Published: July 11,2012

Tags: abortion, baby, bench, birth, court, doctor, health, health care, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, medical, medicine, public health, state law

JACKSON — A hearing today will help a federal judge decide whether to keep blocking a Mississippi abortion law or let it go into effect. The state’s only abortion clinic, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, says it could be forced to close if the state is allowed to start enforcing the measure, which would require anyone [...] [...]

Sponsor of new abortion law wants quick enforcement by MSDH

by Associated Press Published: June 22,2012

Tags: abort, abortion, baby, birth, enforcement, health, health care, law, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, medical, medicine, state law

JACKSON — The sponsor of Mississippi’s new abortion law wants the state Health Department to immediately enforce the measure when it takes effect July 1. But, the Health Department generally allows 10 days for any facility it inspects to come into compliance with a law. New restrictions could shut down the state’s only abortion clinic, [...] [...]

Opinion: Bryan right on abortion bill

by Associated Press Published: May 1,2012

Tags: abortion, Berny Imes, Columbus Comercial Dispatch, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal

Good for Hob Bryan. Rather than let a politically popular bill onto the Senate floor sure to be ruled unconstitutional, the Amory senator refused to let the bill out of the committee he chairs. The bill, making it a criminal homicide for anyone performing an abortion once a heartbeat is found, would have run afoul [...] [...]

Chairman Bryan pulls plug on fetal-heartbeat legislation

JACKSON — A Mississippi Senate chairman has killed a bill that could’ve led to a child-homicide criminal prosecution for anyone performing an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is found. Democrat Hob Bryan, chairman of the Senate Judiciary B Committee, says the bill is unconstitutional because lawmakers are limited in what they can do to restrict [...] [...]

Bryant criminalizes Jackson Women’s Health Organization

JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Monday signed a law that will put new regulations on the state’s only abortion clinic, starting July 1. The Republican said he’s not bothered by the possibility that the clinic’s owner will sue to try to block the new mandates. “If it closes that clinic, then so be [...] [...]

Analysis: Few get all they want at Mississippi Capitol

JACKSON — The Mississippi Legislature is moving to the end of its 2012 session, and interest groups are being reminded of a universal truth in politics: You can’t always get what you want. People who say the U.S. borders are too porous were upset when an immigration-enforcement died in a Senate committee, after passing the [...] [...]

State lawmakers pass anti-abortion bill

by Associated Press Published: April 11,2012

Tags: abortion, anti-abortion, baby, birth, doctors, health, health care, legislation, legislative, legislators, medical, medicine, physicians

JACKSON — Lawmakers say a bill that passed the Mississippi House yesterday could lead to criminal prosecutions of anyone who performs an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The abortion restriction was added to Senate Bill 2771, which would set a prison sentence of up to 30 years for anyone convicted of child homicide. [...] [...]

Lawmakers pass abortion-regulation legislation; Bryant intends to sign

JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that would require any doctor performing abortions to be a board-certified OB-GYN with admitting privileges at a local hospital. Senators passed the bill today, but it was held for the possibility of more debate. It passed the House on March 13. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant says he [...] [...]

Two abortion-regulation bills die, but one survives

JACKSON — One abortion-regulation bill survived and two died at yesterday’s deadline in the Mississippi Legislature. Supporters of the surviving measure say it could slow down or even shut Mississippi’s only remaining abortion clinic, which is in Jackson. The Senate Public Health Committee passed House Bill 1390, which would require any doctor performing abortions to [...] [...]

Abortion-regulation legislation vote misses deadline

by Associated Press Published: April 3,2012

Tags: abortion, anti-abortion, babies, bills, births, doctors, health, health care, laws, legislation, legislator, Legislature, medicine, physicians

JACKSON — Two abortion-regulation bills have died under a deadline in the Mississippi Legislature, but supporters are trying to revive them. Senate Judiciary B Committee Chairman Hob Bryan says he chose not to bring the bills up for consideration because he believes they would be challenged in court if they became law. House Bill 1196 [...] [...]

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