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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Judge set to hear challenge of Mississippi abortion law

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

A judge is holding a hearing Tuesday to consider a lawsuit filed by Mississippi's only abortion clinic, which is trying to remain open by blocking a law that would ban most abortions in the state.

The law — which state lawmakers passed before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 ruling that allowed abortions nationwide — is set to take effect Thursday.

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