A federal judge temporarily blocked Mississippi from closing its last remaining abortion clinic. A full hearing is scheduled for July 11. The governor of Mississippi, Phil Bryant, said he wants Mississippi to be “abortion free.”
The judge said that Mississippi had submitted no evidence that safety or health concerns motivated the passage of the bill.
Last year over 2000 abortions were performed in Mississippi. If the last clinic closes, women seeking abortions will have to drive to a neighboring state. The clinic is now receiving calls from frantic women asking if they can still get an abortion. Go to <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/us/mississippis-lone-abortion-clinic-given-temporary-reprieve-fields-rush-of-calls.html?_r=1&hp> for the full story.
Incidentally, what I would tell the Governor of Mississippi is this. If you close down the clinic, you will end legal abortions. You will not stop illegal back alley abortions. You will be killing women. You are a monster acting in the guise of a Christian. You are an evil man.
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