The Latest: Mississippi 'heartbeat' abortion law signed
Source: AP
Mississippi's governor has signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation.
Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill Thursday outlawing most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into pregnancy.
The Center for Reproductive Rights calls the bill "blatantly unconstitutional" and says it will sue Mississippi to block the bill from taking effect July 1.
Mississippi is one of several states where Republican leaders are considering abortion-restriction bills this year. Abortion opponents are emboldened by new conservatives on the Supreme Court and are seeking cases to challenge the court's 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
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Socal31
(2,484 posts)Call be an optimist, but I think Roberts lays the smack down on these misogynists.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,253 posts)there's a conspiracy between state legislators and the lawyers who will make a tax funded career out of defending this garbage and losing every time.