Mississippi bans abortion after 15 weeks

By Kimberly Leonard

Published March 19, 2018 9:25pm ET

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Mississippi bans abortion after 15 weeks — Kami Bullock, left, and Barbara Beavers, both anti-abortion supporters, stand with their signs outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Jackson, Miss., and attempt to elicit support from passing drivers, Thursday, March 8, 2018. The facility is currently Mississippi's only abortion clinic. Abortion law experts say House Bill 1510, which passed the Mississippi House on Thursday and the Senate on Tuesday, and would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, could be the nation's most restrictive if signed into law. | (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Monday signed a bill into law that would ban abortions after 15 weeks, the most restrictive in the U.S.

The law, which is likely to face legal challenges, provides exemptions if a fetus would be unable to survive outside the womb or if a pregnant woman’s life or “major bodily function” is threatened. It does not provide exemptions for rape or incest.

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