Podcast: The many unanswered questions about abortion in Mississippi

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Podcast: The many unanswered questions about abortion in Mississippi

by Isabelle Taft, Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today
July 11, 2022

Mississippi Today reporters Isabelle Taft, Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison discuss issues related to abortion and health care in Mississippi in light of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision saying abortion is no longer a protected right under the federal Constitution. But importantly, how does the 1998 state Supreme Court decision saying there is a right to an abortion factor into the new world created by the overturning of Roe v. Wade on the federal level?

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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