Federal judge rules Mississippis 15-week abortion ban is unconstitutional

(The Hill) A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Mississippi from enacting a ban on abortions past 15-weeks and criticized state lawmakers for trying to pass legislation that would trigger an overturn of Roe v. Wade. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves an appointee of President Obama ruled that the Mississippi Gestation Age Act unequivocally violates a womans constitutional rights Buzzfeed News reported. The law which was enacted in March would have prohibited abortions 15 weeks after the womans last menstrual period. It would have been one of the nations most restrictive abortion bans. The law made exceptions in cases of a medical emergency that threatened the mother or a severe fetal abnormality that would have prevented the fetus surviving outside of the womb. Read More