Mississippi’s justification for unconstitutional abortion restrictions has long revolved around the assertion that the laws, like the 15-week ban recently taken up by the Supreme Court, protect women and children. But the reality is now, and has long been, that Mississippi women and children’s health and economic security is not prioritized.
Erica Hensley
Erica Hensley is an independent health and data journalist based in Jackson. She focuses on identifying and contextualizing solutions to often under-reported public-health issues. Her COVID-19 work helped put national attention on Mississippi’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. From Georgia originally, she’s won Atlanta Press Club investigative awards for a series on lead exposure—work that she continues to expand upon in Mississippi.
