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Mississippi defends 15-week abortion ban in appeals court
WBRZ ^ | October 7, 2019 | AP

Posted on 10/07/2019 2:17:40 PM PDT by Morgana

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The state of Mississippi says a federal court erred in not letting it present evidence about whether a fetus experiences pain.

Attorney Paul Barnes addressed the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday about a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

The state's only abortion clinic sued and U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves blocked the law from taking effect last year, saying it "unequivocally" violates women's constitutional rights because it bans abortion weeks before viability.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: abortion; infanticide; medicareforall; mississippi; obamacare; prolife

1 posted on 10/07/2019 2:17:40 PM PDT by Morgana
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If the stupid sluts can’t make up their minds in fifteen weeks...so be it!


2 posted on 10/08/2019 7:12:02 PM PDT by miserare ( Indict Hillary!)
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