Mississippians would have a right to use contraception protected under state law if Democratic lawmakers succeed in getting a proposed bill signed into law during
Mississippi Sen. Joey Fillingane, the Republican who authored Mississippi’s trigger law that banned nearly all abortions in the state, is falsely claiming that a new effort to enshrine a right to birth control in state law will legalize “morning-after abortions.” But morning-after abortions do not exist.
Navigating Mississippi’s strict abortion laws remains confusing for many residents more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down federal abortion rights in
Rykia Bernard writes on the hyper-polarization of women’s-rights issues, specifically in southern states, since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Laws banning abortions after six-weeks of pregnancy like Mississippi’s so-called fetal “heartbeat” law are “a terrible mistake,” former President Donald Trump said over the weekend.
As the Magnolia State continues to lead the nation in stillbirth rates, the Mississippi State Department of Health is aiming to save 124 babies’ lives
“Recognizing Taliban rule as gender apartheid is not only critical for Afghans, it is equally critical for the credibility of the entire UN system,” Vrinda Narain writes.
Private and public organizations are working to save the lives of fetuses, infants and mothers alike in Mississippi—the deadliest state in the U.S. for babies before and after they are born.
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch needs to stay out of residents’ private health records and stop in her effort to identify those who have obtained abortions across state lines, her Democratic opponent Greta Kemp Martin said at the Neshoba County Fair.
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