In the wake of similar legislation passing in South Dakota last week, The Mississippi House Public Health Committee has approved a bill that would prohibit most abortions on and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) has said that he plans to sign the legislation if both houses of the Mississippi Legislature approve it. The bill, which only allows exceptions to save a woman’s life, would tighten Mississippi’s already strict abortion laws that mandate a 24-hour waiting period, counseling, and consent from both parents for a minor.

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