http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2012/04/03/newsflash-mississippis-sole-abortion-provider-in-danger/
This blog caught my eye and relates directly to what we are discussing in the class now. The article tells us that 99% of counties in Mississippi do not supply a clinic for abortions. The Mississippi Senate Public Health Committee passed a bill "HB 1390" which requires doctors performing the abortions to be board-certified OB-GYN's with hospital admitting privileges. This bill is yet another slap in the face to women's reproductive rights of Mississippi. Supporters, including Gov. Phil Bryant, justify this bill stating that it is intended to provide women with better healthcare and to assure a certified doctor for "that very complicated procedure." What is not being taken into consideration is that it difficult for a physician to receive approval by a hospital, considering the hospital or medical center can refuse admitting privileges and Mississippi is a very conservative state. This leaves the patient with no other option but to remain pregnant, or perform abortions in their own home using th RU-486 pill, which is only successful until the ninth week of pregnancy.
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