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Abortion Ends in Mississippi
The only licensed clinic in the state closes this week. Here’s what it means.
On January 11, Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO) - the last abortion clinic in Mississippi - will officially close its doors. It has no choice – it will be in violation of a new state law that requires all abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges.
The new law was specifically designed by Gov. Phil Bryant to make Mississippi “abortion-free.” Though the clinic’s physicians have made sustained efforts to comply over the last six months, every hospital in a 200-mile radius has denied them admission. As a result, the only officially licensed abortion provider in the state is being regulated out of existence.
The only licensed clinic in the state closes this week. Here’s what it means.
On January 11, Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO) - the last abortion clinic in Mississippi - will officially close its doors. It has no choice – it will be in violation of a new state law that requires all abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges.
The new law was specifically designed by Gov. Phil Bryant to make Mississippi “abortion-free.” Though the clinic’s physicians have made sustained efforts to comply over the last six months, every hospital in a 200-mile radius has denied them admission. As a result, the only officially licensed abortion provider in the state is being regulated out of existence.
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