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On July 7, Mississippi’s trigger law will go into effect following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The trigger law will ban most abortions in the state, with a few exceptions.
Abortions can be performed if one of the following apply:
- It is necessary to save the mother’s life.
- The pregnancy was caused by rape and a formal charge has been filed with law enforcement.
- Abortions for minors with parental consent.
- Abortions for minors with a court-ordered waive of parental consent if the minor is found to be mature and informed enough to make the abortion decision, or if performance of the abortion would be in the best interests of the minor.
Incest does not count as grounds for abortion in Mississippi.
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This story was originally published June 30, 2022 at 4:43 PM.
Justin Mitchell
Sun Herald