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Rally Protests Contraceptive Rulenew

American and Christian flags stood on equal footing in front of the U.S. Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., as about 60 people gathered to protest a rule that requires health-insurance plans to cover contraceptives.
Jackson Free Press  |  Elizabeth Waibel  |  06-19-2012  |  The War on Women

Dr. Carl Reddix on 'Political Realities'new

Last summer, former Gov. Haley Barbour nominated Dr. Carl Reddix to serve on the state Board of Health. Reddix served on the board until April, when he learned the lieutenant governor had not referred his confirmation to the Senate Health Committee because of his ties to the Jackson Women's Health Organization, Mississippi's only abortion clinic.
Jackson Free Press  |  Elizabeth Waibel  |  06-04-2012  |  The War on Women

Mississippi's Anti-Abortion Law Part of Nationwide Trendnew

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed the first major piece of anti-abortion legislation into law this week—a measure designed to close the state's only abortion clinic.
Jackson Free Press  |  Elizabeth Waibel  |  04-19-2012  |  The War on Women

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