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Valencia Robinson speaks during the Abortion Freedom Fighters D-Day Rally held at Smith Park in downtown Jackson, Friday, June 17, 2022.

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"I don’t care what the Supreme Court says’: Abortion advocates from across the region rally in Jackson
By ISABELLE TAFT - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,06/20/22-2:26PM , 1,058 Reads 31,368 Statewide
Abortion advocates vowed at a rally Friday to ensure Mississippians retain access to abortion regardless of what the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the coming days.
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Dr. Cheryl Hamlin drives to the airport after completing what will likely be her last shift at the Jackson Women's Health Organization in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, June 9, 2022. Dr. Hamlin travels from Massachusetts to Jackson to assist patients seeking abortions. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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With Roe on the line, an abortion provider travels to Jackson for what may be her final shift
By ISABELLE TAFT - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,06/16/22-11:24AM , 1,000 Reads 14,567 Statewide
Dr. Cheryl Hamlin once attended a demonstration against the Iraq War in the Boston Common, but she’s never felt like much of a radical. Then she started providing abortions in Mississippi.
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The state fighting to dismantle abortion rights has a long history of permissive abortion laws
By ISABELLE TAFT - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,06/08/22-9:28AM , 993 Reads 14,658 Statewide
When Mississippi asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, it argued that a long tradition of state restrictions on abortion in the U.S.
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Gov. Tate Reeves pauses during applause as he delivers his State of the State Address from the south steps of the State Capitol in Jackson, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.

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Reeves proposes a ‘new pro-life agenda’ – but offers few details
By ISABELLE TAFT - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,06/03/22-4:28PM , 1,023 Reads 23,843 Statewide
In an op-ed titled “The New Pro-Life Agenda,” Gov. Tate Reeves wrote that the pro-life movement must be more than anti-abortion – but he offered few specifics about plans to improve the lives of mothers and babies in Mississippi, which ranks last in the country in most indicators of child well-being.
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