Mississippi HB855 repeals laws prohibiting abortion and related crimes.
Mississippi HB855 repeals Section 41-41-45 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, which previously prohibited abortion except for preserving the mother's life or in cases of rape. It also repeals Section 97-3-3, which made it a felony to cause a pregnant woman to abort or miscarry, and Section 97-3-4, which made it a felony to allow a child delivered in a failed abortion to die. Additionally, it repeals Section 97-3-5, which made it a misdemeanor to provide an instrument or medicine to assist a woman in obtaining an abortion. The act is set to take effect from July 1, 2026.
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