A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked Mississippi from moving ahead with a so-called "heartbeat" abortion law that bans the procedure after a cardiac activity is first detected, which occurs at around six weeks of pregnancy. "Mississippi has passed another law banning abortions prior to viability." 2020 DEMS JUMP INTO ABORTION FRAY AS LEGAL BATTLE HEATS UPReeves also struck down a 2018 Mississippi law that banned abortion at 15 weeks. ALABAMA DEM ATTACKS TRUMP JR. WITH SLUR AFTER ABORTION COMMENTS SPARK OUTCRYAlabama recently passed a law its own law that makes it a felony to perform an abortion at any stage of a pregnancy. Other states – Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Ohio -- have approved their own abortion measures.

Source: Fox News May 25, 2019 00:09 UTC