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Mississippi might loose its only abortion clinic, the Jackson Women's Health Organization (J.W.H.O). After July 1, a new Mississippi law which requires all physician associated with an abortion clinic to have admitting privileges at a local hospital goes into affect. That the physicians at J.W.H.O do not meet this requirement is no secret and Gov. Phil Bryant said during the bill-signing ceremony "If it closes the clinic, then so be it".

Mississippi has a population of nearly 3 million. It is the "poorest state in the country and has the highest birth rate among teenagers, and the second-highest infant mortality rate, according to statistics compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation".