Mississippi ranks sixth on Americans United for Life's 2027 Life List of the most pro-life states, which evaluates laws on bioethical issues from conception to natural death. Arkansas holds the top spot for the seventh consecutive year, while Louisiana's attorney general received an award for challenging abortion pill regulations.
Read →Shield laws enacted in pro-abortion states have allowed clinicians to mail abortion pills to residents of total-ban states, including Mississippi, contributing to a nearly 14% decrease in abortion travel and a nearly 200% increase in telehealth abortions between 2023 and 2024. Despite these changes, over 60,000 women from ban states like Mississippi still traveled out of state for abortions in 2025, indicating ongoing demand for abortion funding and support.
Read →Six former employees of Planned Parenthood Southeast, which operates in Mississippi, have sued the organization alleging wrongful termination after raising concerns that the new CEO sought to deemphasize abortion and distance the affiliate from its pro-abortion mission. The lawsuit claims the CEO aimed to rebrand PPSE's mission to focus less on abortion rights and reduce partnerships with the LGBT community, actions that led to a hostile work environment and the firing of staff who opposed these changes.
Read →Six former employees of Planned Parenthood Southeast, which serves Mississippi along with Georgia and Alabama, have filed a federal lawsuit claiming they were wrongfully fired for opposing leadership decisions to reduce focus on abortion and LGBTQ issues. The lawsuit alleges that the organization's CEO led efforts to rebrand the mission away from abortion rights and distance from LGBTQ topics, prompting internal complaints and subsequent dismissals.
Read →Mississippi's 12th Safe Haven Baby Box has opened at the Picayune Fire Department, providing a secure and anonymous option for parents to surrender newborns. The initiative involved local leaders and organizations, including Mayor Jim Luke and State Senator Angela Hill, who helped expand safe haven laws in Mississippi to extend the drop-off period and include 24-hour locations.
Read →Mississippi law defines abortion as the use of any instrument, medicine, or device to terminate a pregnancy with intent other than to increase the probability of a live birth or preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, distinguishing it from procedures like c-sections or emergency deliveries that do not intend to cause fetal death. This legal definition clarifies that abortion involves the deliberate killing of a preborn child, not merely the ending of a pregnancy, countering claims that all pregnancy-ending procedures are abortions.
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Mississippi lawmakers have requested an investigation by the HHS Inspector General into Planned Parenthood. This action involves officials from Mississippi seeking federal oversight of the organization.
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The Picayune Fire Department in Mississippi unveiled a new Safe Haven Baby Box, providing an anonymous infant surrender option for mothers in crisis. This is the 12th Safe Haven Baby Box in Mississippi and the 479th nationwide, expanding safe surrender resources in the state.
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