Washington D.C., Aug 13, 2019 / 16:15 pm
Amid efforts in many states to pass pro-life legislation and challenge the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, six states- Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia- have reached the point of having just one abortion clinic remaining active.
Despite this, federal judges have blocked several states' most recent efforts to restrict abortion, a number of which were set to go into effect this summer.
Judge Carlton W. Reeves of the Federal District Court in Jackson, Mississippi on May 24 temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that prohibited abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which would have effectively banned abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy. The law was set to go into effect July 1.
Mississippi still has just one abortion clinic remaining- Jackson Women's Health Organization.