A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. Mr Reeves is the same judge who struck down a 2018 Mississippi law to ban abortion at 15 weeks. Mr Reeves will hear arguments later about the question of whether the six-week ban is constitutional. 🚨🚨BREAKING: A federal judge just struck down Mississippi’s 6 week abortion ban!!

Source: Irish Independent May 25, 2019 00:49 UTC