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Abortion clinic continuing to see patients after judge’s ruling

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:42:32 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi’s only abortion clinic continued seeing patients yesterday, the day after a federal judge temporarily stopped the state from closing it. Several people wearing florescent yellow vests labeled “Clinic Escort” helped women find parking places and walked with them into the cherry pink building in a Jackson retail district. Outside an iron fence [...]

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Governor withdraws anti-abortionist’s nomination to Health Board

Associated Press — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:52:40 +0000

RIDGELAND — Gov. Phil Bryant said Monday he’s withdrawing his nomination of anti-abortion activist Terri Herring of Ridgeland to the state Board of Health. Bryant’s decision came after The Associated Press questioned whether Bryant was fulfilling requirements of a state law that specifies the board’s 11 members must come from certain parts of the state. [...]

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Lawmaker: Anti-abortion activist’s confirmation will be close vote

Associated Press — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:01:12 +0000

RIDGELAND — Gov. Phil Bryant says he wants senators to confirm his nomination of anti-abortion activist Terri Herring to the state Board of Health, but a top lawmaker said it’s unclear whether Herring will receive enough support. “I think Terri is someone who has committed her life to women’s health care and the right to [...]

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Governor wants anti-abortion supporter on Health Board

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:39:42 +0000

RIDGELAND — Gov. Phil Bryant has nominated anti-abortion activist Terri Herring of Ridgeland for a six-year term on the state Board of Health. Herring’s is one of several nominations awaiting consideration in the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee. If confirmed by a majority of the Senate, Herring would serve this July 1 through June [...]

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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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Fondren businesses sound off on abortion protests

Stephen McDill — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 06:01:30 +0000

Rooster’s owner Nathan Glenn says he runs a family restaurant and is aggravated that his customers have to stare at pictures of dead babies every time they bite into a hamburger. “Their signs are pointed directly at us,” Glenn said, referring to the frequent protesters that picket across the street at Mississippi’s only abortion clinic. [...]

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Chairman Bryan pulls plug on fetal-heartbeat legislation

Associated Press — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:33:25 +0000

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 [...]

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State lawmakers pass anti-abortion bill

Associated Press — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:52:01 +0000

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. [...]

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Bill passes that could close state’s lone abortion vclinic

Associated Press — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:15:03 +0000

JACKSON — The Senate has given final passage to a bill that could close Mississippi’s only abortion clinic. The bill would require doctors working at abortion clinics to be OB-GYN certified and have admitting privileges to a local hospital. The clinic’s owner told The Associated Press that all of its physicians are OB-GYN’s, but only [...]

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Lawmakers pass abortion-regulation legislation; Bryant intends to sign

Associated Press — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:05:05 +0000

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 [...]

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