A federal judge on Friday blocked Mississippi from enforcing a new state law that would have effectively banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, finding the statute in clear violation of Supreme Court precedent establishing a constitutional right to the procedure before fetal viability. Mississippi is among a half-dozen states this year to enact strict prohibitions on abortion and the latest slapped with an injunction. Mississippi’s...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 24, 2019 20:41 UTC