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Donated breast milk is refrigerated after being processed at Mothers' Milk Bank of Mississippi in Flowood, Miss., Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Mississippi is in need of donor breast milk, which can save the lives of vulnerable babies
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,02/07/22-5:24PM , 1,049 Reads 19,999 Statewide
Francis De La Rosa of Brandon went into labor with her twins at 26 weeks pregnant in July 2021. Her son and daughter were born weighing about two pounds each, and they were immediately whisked away to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Merit Health River Oaks Hospital.
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The Scott County Detention Center is located on Airport Road in Forest, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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DA says plea offer in the works for alleged abuser featured in Mississippi Today article
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/04/22-4:18PM , 1,351 Reads 18,757 Statewide
A man who repeatedly bonded out of jail and allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend will likely be offered a plea deal this month.
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Aubree Jordan poses for a portrait near her home in Madison, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Jordan, who has been diagnosed with endometriosis, was denied services at the Woman’s Clinic in Jackson due to an unsettled bill. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Mississippi clinics turned women away — even during crises — if they had past due bills
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,01/28/22-9:24AM , 1,051 Reads 14,096 Statewide
Denying medical services for past due bills is not illegal and may be happening to Mississippi women more and more often.

Aubree Jordan of Madison has suffered from endometriosis since she was in middle school. She was a regular patient at The Woman’s Clinic in Madison, and saw her doctor up to five times a year.
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The Scott County Detention Center is located on Airport Road in Forest, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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A disjointed justice system left this Mississippi woman fighting for her life
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,01/25/22-4:18PM , 1,701 Reads 35,261 Statewide
Kizzetta McClendon’s alleged abuser was allowed to bond out of jail following violent attacks. More attacks allegedly ensued.

Kizzetta McClendon met Tony Boyd in November of 2019, and just four months later, she said, he was trying to kill her.
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