Mississippi lawmakers on Thursday passed what is likely to be the nation's most restrictive abortion law, making the procedure illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy. "It seems like a pretty simple bill designed to test the viability line that the Supreme Court has drawn," said David Forte, a law professor at Ohio's Cleveland State University. Abortion rights supporters are dubious that the outcome in Mississippi would be any different. According to state Department of Health statistics, 85 percent of abortions in Mississippi took place before 12 weeks in 2016. But Diane Derzis, who owns the clinic, has said the clinic does provide abortions until about 18 weeks after pregnancy.

Source: ABC News March 08, 2018 07:51 UTC