Lawyers: Mississippi making abortion ‘virtually unavailable’

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Reproductive rights attorneys say a Mississippi law banning most abortions at about six weeks of pregnancy is unconstitutional and will make the procedure “virtually unavailable” in the state.
In court papers filed Thursday, the attorneys give detailed arguments about why they want a federal judge to block the law from taking effect July 1.
State attorneys said last week that Mississippi has an interest in preserving fetal life “from the moment of co