Mississippi's only abortion clinic being forced to stop accepting patients

Barring a last minute legal reprieve, Mississippi's only abortion clinic will be forced to turn away patients starting Monday, a move it says will push some vulnerable women into the hands of backstreet operators.

Owners of the Jackson Women's Health Organization say they intend to open up like any other day. But under new rules seemingly designed to make Mississippi an abortion-free state, physicians will not be able to carry out terminations without first being registered as a practitioner with privileges to admit patients to a local hospital.

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