Court won't block Mississippi's abortion "trigger" ban

A judge in Mississippi on Tuesday denied a request from the providers asking to temporarily block the state's "trigger law" banning nearly all abortions, which is set to take effect on Thursday.

Driving the news: Jackson Women's Health Organization — Mississippi's only abortion clinic — sued state officials last month to challenge the ban, arguing that the right to an abortion is protected under state Supreme Court precedent.

It is the same clinic at the center of the case that resulted in the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

Details: Mississippi's trigger ban — which...