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Pro-Life Advocates Fined $5,000 for "Trespassing" on Sidewalk

A Mississippi judge has dismissed one of the three charges against pro-life advocates Kristina Garza and Brianna Baxter, but found them guilty of trespassing and disorderly contact - for sharing the pro-life message on a public sidewalk. Ref. Source 3

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Mississippi Legislature Bans Dangerous Webcam Abortions

The Mississippi State Senate, under the leadership of pro-life Lt. Governor Tate Reeves and Public Health Committee Chairman Dean Kirby, has passed Senate Bill 2795 with only eight Senators opposing final passage. Ref. Source 7

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Judge Prevents Closing of Last Abortion Clinic in Mississippi

A judge has prevented a new pro-life law from being used to close the last remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi. Ref. Source 8

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Last Mississippi Clinic Sends Woman to Hospital After Botched Abortion

An ambulance arrived at the Jackson Women's Health Organization, the only abortion clinic in Mississippi, at about 12:20 p.m. On Wednesday, August 7, and transported a female patient who emerged from the clinic in Mississippi on a gurney. The pale-skinned, brown-haired woman was covered head to toe with a blanket.

Activists from Pro-Life Mississippi photographed the incident. Those photos and a brief video taken at the scene were provided to Operation Rescue. Ref. Source 7

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Mississippi House Passes Bill to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

Mississippi is angling to become the latest state to approve a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, following several other states in doing so and coinciding with pending legislation in Congress. Ref. Source 4

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Mississippi Governor Signs Ban on Abortions After 20 Weeks

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and protect unborn babies who feel tremendous pain during an abortion procedure.

The measure is similar to legislation pending in Congress and in other states that points to the pain babies feel in abortions as a reason to ban them. The bill, which bans abortions after five months of pregnancy passed in both the state House and Senate, by a 41-10 margin. Ref. Source 4

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More than 500 female athletes, including Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, call on Supreme Court to reject the Mississippi abortion law. In an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court, the athletes cited the impact of "Bodily integrity and decisional autonomy" on their sports careers. The law would prohibit abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Source 7x.