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Evening Standard
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William Mata

Mississippi set for abortion ban after judge rejects clinic’s bid to block state law

Demonstrators gather outside the United States embassy in Vauxhall, south London to protest against the decision to end constitutional protections for abortion in the US (Ashlee Ruggels/PA)

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A US judge has rejected a call for a temporary block on the ruling to ban almost all abortions in the state.

Mississippi’s only abortion clinic is set to close after its final day on Wednesday after seeing its request for an extension denied by the state’s court.

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