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Judge holds hearing on challenge of Mississippi abortion law

Special Chancellor Debbra K. Halford, laughs during a lighter moment, as she speaks during a hearing Tuesday, July 5, 2022, on 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, in Jackson, Miss. On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool) Anti-abortion activist Allen Siders, holds his Bible and calls out at people entering and leaving the Hinds County Chancery Court, a message against abortion and sin, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in Jackson, Miss., after a hearing in a lawsuit brought by the state's only abortion clinic that seeks to block a law that would ban most abortions. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at Miami's Freedom Tower, May 9, 2022. Florida’s new 15-week abortion was blocked and then quickly reinstated after an appeal from the state attorney general in a lawsuit challenging the restriction. Judge John C. Cooper issued the order temporarily halting the law after reproductive health providers argued that the state constitution guarantees the right to the procedure. The state quickly appealed his order, automatically putting the law back into effect Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File) Anti-abortion activist Coleman Boyd, who is also a physician, holds his Bible and calls out at people entering and leaving the Hinds County Chancery Court, a message against abortion and sin, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in Jackson, Miss., after a hearing in a lawsuit brought by the state's only abortion clinic that seeks to block a law that would ban most abortions. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Anti-abortion activists, left, await vehicles bearing patients to arrive at the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Jackson, Miss., Sunday, July 3, 2022. The clinic is the only facility that performs abortions in the state. On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion. However, a Mississippi judge has set a hearing for Tuesday, in a lawsuit by the state's only abortion clinic that seeks to block a law that would ban most abortions. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Special Chancellor Debbra K. Halford, speaks during a hearing Tuesday, July 5, 2022, on 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, in Jackson, Miss. On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool) Attorney Rob McDuff, an attorney representing the Jackson Women's Health Organization, looks around the courtroom after presenting an argument for a lawsuit filed by the state's only abortion clinic, to remain open by blocking a law that would ban most abortions in the state, before a special chancellor in Hinds County Chancery Court, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool) Solicitor General Scott Stewart, argues against a lawsuit filed by Mississippi's only abortion clinic, to remain open, before a special chancellor in Hinds County Chancery Court, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool)
Judge holds hearing on challenge of Mississippi abortion law