Mississippi: Abortion Ban Off the Table Until at Least January 2007
Friday March 31, 2006
Category: Abortion
The 2005-2006 session of the Mississippi legislature met for the last time today, and failed to agree on revised language for a proposed abortion ban. What this means, in a nutshell, is that the Mississippi abortion bill has been defeated. Legislators who want to take another crack at banning abortion won't get the opportunity until the 2006-2007 legislative session begins next January.
As a lifelong Mississippian, I've been following this bill closely. Here are my previous blog entries on my state's proposed abortion ban:But as the Mississippi legislative session comes to a close, new legislative sessions are beginning throughout the country. Keep this site bookmarked for the latest news and analysis on what seems to be developing into a state-by-state legislative attack on Roe v. Wade.
The 2005-2006 session of the Mississippi legislature met for the last time today, and failed to agree on revised language for a proposed abortion ban. What this means, in a nutshell, is that the Mississippi abortion bill has been defeated. Legislators who want to take another crack at banning abortion won't get the opportunity until the 2006-2007 legislative session begins next January.
As a lifelong Mississippian, I've been following this bill closely. Here are my previous blog entries on my state's proposed abortion ban:But as the Mississippi legislative session comes to a close, new legislative sessions are beginning throughout the country. Keep this site bookmarked for the latest news and analysis on what seems to be developing into a state-by-state legislative attack on Roe v. Wade.
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