Who’s controlling birth?
On June 24 of this year, the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, dismantling federal legal protection for women seeking abortions. It was a Friday, and I was working at
U.S. Supreme Court hears Mississippi abortion case
The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday, Dec.1 to overturn the monumental Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, that ensures women’s rights to an abortion. The court hearing, Dobbs
“Her body, her choice”: Oxford citizens partake in nationwide Women’s March at Oxford City Hall
Oxford citizens young and old gathered on the RSVP Plaza steps next to City Hall on a rainy Saturday morning to bring awareness to women’s reproductive rights in light of the recent
Oxford activists organize local Women’s March
Several local women have organized a “Women’s March for Reproductive Rights” to take place Saturday, Oct. 2, to coincide with Women’s Rights events taking place across the country to protest the Supreme
Column Response: Life for all is the most important issue on the ballot
Last week, people fetching their copy of The Daily Mississippian were greeted on page 10 by the following headline: “Life is the most important issue on the ballot.” We couldn’t agree more.
Opinion: Life is the most important issue on the ballot
As we vote for representatives to legislate policy, there are issues on the ballot this year for Mississippians. Among them are healthcare, social programs, policing powers and race relations. However, the preeminent
Mississippi death toll rises; elective surgeries banned
Jackson, Miss. — Mississippi officials have reported 11 additional deaths from the coronavirus, raising the state’s death toll from the disease to at least 93, as the governor banned all elective surgeries
‘Here we go again’: Judge blocks Mississippi abortion ban
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. “Here we go again,” U.S.
OPINION: Response: The right to life
Re: “Pro-choice or no choice: The war on Roe v. Wade” (March 28) Mississippi is joining the ranks of states that are protecting the rights and lives of the unborn. On March
OPINION: Pro-choice or no choice: The war on Roe v. Wade
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is no stranger to waging warfare on women’s rights. Just last year, he signed the Gestational Age Act, one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country,