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JACKSON, Mississippi (LifeSiteNews) – The last abortion facility in Mississippi will close today after a judge ruled against a request to block the state’s trigger ban on abortions.
Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which recently lost at the Supreme Court in the case that reversed Roe v. Wade, will shut its doors today due to the ruling. The facility wanted a temporary restraining order against enforcement of the law while it worked its way through the courts.
Chancery Court Judge Debbra Halford ruled that the Mississippi Constitution does not contain a right to an abortion and that the state has an interest in protecting human life. A challenge to the state’s supreme court is expected.
A separate six-week abortion prohibition will go into effect as well.
READ: At least 46 abortion centers have closed following Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade
“Mississippi was one of several states with a trigger law contingent on the Supreme Court overturning Roe
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