Abortion Pills Face Mississippi Ban Without Ruling, Lawyers Say
A combination pack of mifepristone and misoprostol abortion pills.
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Mississippi is on track to block access to abortion pills by July 7 without the intervention of a federal court, according to attorneys trying to keep alive a generic mifepristone manufacturer’s legal battle against a state health official.
“Absent judicial intervention, as of July 7, 2022, nearly all abortions in Mississippi will be banned, including medicated abortions,” Latham & Watkins LLP attorneys wrote in a letter on behalf of their client GenBioPro Inc. filed Thursday with the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.