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
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.
“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.
“The overturn of Roe v. Wade has stripped constitutional rights away, caused dangerous situations, and has led to rampant misinformation that not only harms, but can kill women,” Rachele Chung writes.
“Political power does not come from some absolute authority of a king over people, the founders argued. Rather, political power comes from the people themselves. And these people must agree to any authority governing their society,” Joseph Jones writes. “This is why the U.S. Constitution starts with the words ‘We the People,’ and not ‘I, the ruler.’”
Mississippians are “all worse off” a year after Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office succeeded in convincing the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn federal protections for abortion rights in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, her opponent said in a statement ahead of the anniversary.
Mississippi’s two highest-ranking women leaders, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, rejoiced over the weekend after a Texas federal judge blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
Author Karen Hinton responds to Gov. Tate Reeves’ statement on extending postpartum care for mothers, where he mentions his “scars” from fighting against Medicaid expansion. “Reeves’ so-called painful experience prevented around 300,000 Mississippians from receiving Medicaid coverage for health care,” she writes.
Dr. William Lineaweaver writes that it is “unimaginable that legislators and jurists, like Republican Ohio State Rep. Jean Schmidt, believe in the absolute value of a fetus, regardless of circumstance or stage of conception,” especially if that circumstance is rape.
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