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Mississippi Governor Sign 20th Week Abortion Ban

Mississippi is the latest state to put a restriction on abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy.

The bill is connected to a medical research study showing that a baby definitively feels pain at the 20th week of gestation, halfway through the length of a full-term pregnancy.  The Mississippi law refers specifically to that research as the basis for the bill.

The law provides an exemption after 20 weeks if the woman’s life is in danger or if the baby has significant deformities that it would not survive outside the womb at full term.

“Today is an important day for protecting the unborn and the health and safety of women in Mississippi,” Governor Phil Bryant said in a statement.

Other states passing similar laws are Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Oklahoma and Texas.

Pro-abortionist were critical of the bill saying it did not provide enough exemptions for women such as in the case of incest.

Alabama Supreme Court Extends Child Protection Laws To Unborn Babies

The Alabama Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling for the rights of unborn children.

In an 8 to 1 decision, the Court ruled that the state’s child protection laws apply to unborn children, declaring that the court believes a child in the womb has a right to life.

The ruling came in the case of a woman who had been using cocaine while pregnant.  When her child was born, the infant has cocaine in their system and the mother was charged with violation of the state’s chemical endangerment statute.

Her lawyers claimed that an unborn child was not a child under the definition of state law.

Mat Staver of the Liberty Counsel applauded the court’s decision.

“In an age where some judges do not know the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, or do not even care, finally the Alabama Supreme Court springs forth with a ray of light,” Staver said in a statement.