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Abortion-inducing drugs now state-regulated

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:36:05 +0000

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that regulates the prescription and use of abortion-inducing drugs. He signed Senate Bill 2795, and it becomes law July 1. It says a physician must be present when a woman takes drugs prescribed to end a pregnancy in its early weeks. It also says the woman [...]

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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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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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Abortion-inducing drugs bill passes with no debate

Associated Press — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:59:40 +0000

JACKSON — A bill headed to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says a physician would have to be present when a woman takes abortion-inducing drugs. Senate Bill 2795 also says the woman would have to return to the doctor’s office two weeks later for a follow-up examination. With little explanation and no debate, the Senate passed [...]

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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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Personhood to announce new amendment today

MBJ Staff — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:26:40 +0000

JACKSON — Personhood Mississippi will hold a telephone news conference today to announce the filing of a new personhood amendment. The announcement was made in a news release from Personhood USA. The amendment will be filed by a new sponsor and is worded differently than the 2011 personhood amendment, according to the release. The telephonic [...]

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Abortion clinic preparing for license revocation hearing

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:13:38 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi’s only abortion clinic is scheduled for an April 18 license revocation hearing before the state Department of Health, and officials say a decision could come days or weeks later. The Health Department told the clinic in late January that it intends to take away its license because the facility had failed to [...]

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Senate bill would require exam after taking abortion-inducing drug

Associated Press — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:45:53 +0000

JACKSON — Any woman who takes abortion-inducing drugs would be required to have a follow-up physical examination two weeks later, under a bill that passed the Mississippi Senate yesterday. Senate Bill 2795 is designed to regulate mifepristone and misoprostol, which are given in combination to terminate pregnancy within the first several weeks. The process is [...]

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Abortion-inducing drug bills pass in Senate, fail in House

Associated Press — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:29:00 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi could restrict the use of abortion-inducing drugs and make women visit a physician an additional time after using them. Senate Bill 2795 also would restrict a woman from taking the pills to seven weeks after their last menstruation. Many doctors now prescribe the medicine up to nine weeks into a pregnancy. The [...]

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