May 21, 2019

Federal judge slams Mississippi anti-abortion law

The Hill -A federal judge took aim Tuesday at Mississippi’s recent legislation that would ban abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, noting he struck down a less-restrictive bill last year.
District Judge Carlton Reeves said that the new law “smacks of defiance” of the judiciary. He made the comment during a hearing for a lawsuit against the legislation brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, according to CNN...  Reeves also bashed the law for not providing exceptions for rape or incest.

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