— Mississippi lawmakers pushed ahead Friday with a bill to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which would be the earliest ban nationwide and create a possible court challenge. Mississippi already bans most abortions after 20 weeks. Mississippi already bans most abortions after 20 weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period, which is tied with North Carolina for the nation’s earliest ban according to the Guttmacher Institute, a group which opposes abortion restrictions. However, she said Tuesday that her clinic does perform abortions for about three weeks past the new proposed ban. The U.S. Senate on Monday rejected legislation designed to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Source: National Post February 02, 2018 19:58 UTC