RJ Court Watch
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Mississippi Insists 15-Week Ban Isn’t a Ban at Fifth Circuit Hearing
When pressed by a judge on the panel, the state's attorney admitted that the 15-week ban was actually a ban. But then he claimed that it was a ban for only one week because the Jackson Women’s Health Organization does not perform abortions after 16 weeks.