JACKSON, Mississippi, United States — Mississippi’s governor signed the nation’s most restrictive abortion law Monday — and was slapped with a lawsuit less than an hour later. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1510, which bans most abortions after 15 weeks of gestation, on Monday in a closed ceremony attended by legislative supporters and abortion opponents. Mississippi previously tied with North Carolina for the nation’s strictest abortion limits at 20 weeks. That means the restrictions kick in about two weeks before those of states whose 20-week bans begin at conception. ADVERTISEMENTThe suit says the clinic performed 78 abortions in 2017 when the fetus was identified as being 15 weeks or older.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 20, 2018 01:07 UTC