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 was enacted in 2007 — only has exceptions for risk of death or in reported cases of rape or incest.

If a provider were to perform an abortion deemed illegal under that law, they would face up to 10 years in prison.

State of play: Chancery Judge Debbra Halford wrote in her opinion that "the plain wording of the Mississippi Constitution does not mention abortion," and added that "it is more than doubtful" that the state's Supreme Court will uphold the 1998 case that the clinic is basing its lawsuit on now that Roe is gone.