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Mississippi Lawmakers Advance Anti-Abortion, Anti-LGBT Bills

HeadlineApr 03, 2014

Lawmakers in Mississippi have passed a bill banning abortion at 20 weeks, with no exception for rape or incest. The bill takes effect 20 weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period — two weeks earlier than 20-week bans passed in other states. A law with a similar cutoff in Arizona has been permanently blocked by courts. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has pledged to sign the measure. Mississippi lawmakers have also passed a so-called religious freedom bill which critics say would legalize discrimination against LGBT people. The bill has been compared to the one vetoed in Arizona earlier this year following a national uproar.

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