Questions tagged [mississippi]
Questions relating to the government or politics of Mississippi, a state of the United States. Use with the [united-states] tag.
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How does the Mississippi Gestational Age Act (2018) differ from the older 2007 "trigger" law, in terms of restrictions?
From Wikipedia's Dobbs article:
In March 2018, the Mississippi Legislature passed the Gestational Age Act, which banned any abortion operation after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions ...
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Why did Mississipi ratify the 13th Amendment so late?
I read recently - to my surprise - that Mississippi ratified the 13th Amendment to abolish involuntary servitude and slavery in 2013. In fact, there was a move to ratify it in 1995, but the paperwork ...
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