Phil Bryant signed into law a bill that prevents women from getting abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Doctors who perform abortions after 15 weeks will be required to submit reports detailing the circumstances. The measure is just one in a string of efforts to diminish access to abortions in Mississippi, critics say. So by 15 weeks, he estimates, 200 women in Mississippi who should have access to an abortion no longer will. The new Mississippi law is expected to be challenged in court.

Source: CNN March 19, 2018 21:05 UTC