Abortion Clinic's Fate UnknownBetty Thompson doesn't know what will happen to her employer, the Jackson Women's Health Organization, on July 1.
Anti-Abortion Groups Protest Contraceptive RuleAbout 60 people in Jackson took part in a rally Friday to protest a rule that requires health insurance for most employees to cover contraceptives.
Rally Part of National EffortPeople around the nation are watching Mississippi to see how its politicians and voting public treat reproductive issues, protesters said at the Capitol Saturday.
Abortion, Immigration Bills Die in CommitteeTwo of the most contentious bills of the current legislative session--an anti-abortion "heartbeat" bill and an anti-undocumented immigration measure--won't become law in Mississippi after all.
Marchers Protest 'War on Women'About 50 people gathered this morning to march around the Capitol and oppose state legislators' attempts to pass anti-abortion bills and personhood legislation during the current session.
Hell Hath No Fury ...Gov. Phil Bryant's Facebook page has probably never been so popular.
Abortion Foes Push New RestrictionsWith personhood legislation finally out of the spotlight, lawmakers are taking aim at smaller anti-abortion issues, like placing new restrictions on abortion providers.
Under Darkness, Immigration and Abortion Bills PassLawmakers, reporters, young pages and even a delegation of Jackson County Republican Women burned the midnight oil for a second consecutive night at the Mississippi House yesterday.
Personhood Wants Another VotePersonhood may be dead in the Mississippi Legislature, but supporters of last fall's ballot initiative to define embryos as human beings are stepping up their efforts to put another personhood amendment before voters.
‘They Do Not Speak for Me'When she was 18 years old, Ashley Sigrest was raped and got an abortion. Now a mother of three, Sigrest volunteers with Personhood Mississippi and hopes to outlaw abortion in Mississippi.
Personhood Mississippi to Push for Amendment AgainPersonhood Mississippi president Les Riley announced yesterday that the group will begin another petition drive to put a personhood initiative back on the ballot.
Betty Thompson doesn't know what will happen to her employer, the Jackson Women's Health Organization, on July 1.
People around the nation are watching Mississippi to see how its politicians and voting public treat reproductive issues, protesters said at the Capitol Saturday.
When she was 18 years old, Ashley Sigrest was raped and got an abortion. Now a mother of three, Sigrest volunteers with Personhood Mississippi and hopes to outlaw abortion in Mississippi.