Mississippi
Of the thousands of abortions performed in Mississippi since 2004, just 40 have resulted in reported complications
![Of the thousands of abortions performed in Mississippi since 2004, just 40 have resulted in reported complications Of the thousands of abortions performed in Mississippi since 2004, just 40 have resulted in reported complications](https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/abortion-medication-scaled.jpg)
When a brand new Mississippi regulation began requiring docs to report all abortion-related problems they handled, legislators framed it as a technique to make clear a hidden epidemic of struggling.
“There exists credible proof that two (2) or three (3) Mississippi girls per week endure problems following abortions adequate to require hospitalization,” the 2004 invoice stated.
Throughout debate over the invoice, then-Rep. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, responded to criticism that it could burden abortion suppliers by stating that each one docs must report problems, as a result of girls “don’t usually return to the identical physician who butchered them.”
But within the 16 years after the regulation got here into impact, the well being division collected simply 40 complication reviews, in keeping with paperwork Mississippi At present obtained from the well being division by means of a information request. The problems have been nearly all for simply treatable situations and no deaths or comas have been reported.
Between roughly 4,000 and 6,000 Mississippians acquired an abortion every year throughout that very same interval.
From 2018 to 2020, 33 Mississippians died of pregnancy-related problems. (The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention collects that knowledge yearly however to guard confidentiality doesn’t publish the variety of maternal deaths by state when the quantity is lower than 10.)
Mississippi At present requested the well being division whether or not there are any identified points with the info or incomplete reporting. The division didn’t reply.
The regulation makes it a misdemeanor to fail to report an abortion complication.
The Charlotte Lozier Institute, an anti-abortion analysis group affiliated with Susan B. Anthony Professional-Life America, creates annual reviews on states’ abortion reporting. Genevieve Plaster, deputy director of coverage on the group, stated the small variety of problems reported – in some years zero – suggests some problems will not be being reported, particularly given the excessive charge of treatment abortion in Mississippi. She pointed to analysis in California that discovered a 5% complication charge and a 0.3% main complication charge for treatment abortions.
“It’s extremely unlikely that no problems occurred” in 2019, she stated.
Fillingane stated when the Complication Reporting Act was launched, he and different lawmakers heard “rumors and tales, anecdotal proof of abortion docs performing poorly within the working room and we didn’t need that to be taking place in Mississippi.” In 2003, an Alabama girl died after an abortion carried out by a physician who additionally labored in Mississippi. He misplaced his license in each states.
Fillingane has seemed on the complication reviews often, he stated.
“I believe we all the time suspected that the variety of problems have been few, that there weren’t gonna be like this huge variety of problems,” he stated. “However we didn’t know. You may assume one thing and be completely fallacious in your assumption till you will have one thing like this in place.”
The tip of elective abortion in Mississippi doesn’t have an effect on the problems reporting requirement: Medical doctors will nonetheless report any problems to the well being division, by means of a kind that doesn’t comprise the affected person’s title or figuring out data like social safety quantity or date of delivery.
Elizabeth Nash, state coverage analyst on the Guttmacher Institute, a coverage group that helps abortion rights, stated many states started passing complication-reporting necessities round 2010.
“The concept was that there have been all these abortion problems that folks didn’t learn about, and that abortion in and of itself was harmful, so there should be all of those detrimental outcomes that folks simply aren’t conscious of,” Nash stated. “The issue with that’s essentially that abortion is protected and efficient.”
The anti-abortion group People United for Life has proposed mannequin laws that, like Mississippi’s regulation, requires state well being departments to trace details about problems. Nash stated she expects states the place abortion is now nearly totally banned to cross legal guidelines requiring docs to report every process with documentation to point out why it was authorized.
Within the 2022 session, each Fillingane, now a state senator, and Home Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, launched a bit of AUL mannequin laws that will have required docs to report detailed data on every abortion they carry out. Each payments died in committee.
The mannequin laws claims that “Surgical and nonsurgical (chemical) abortion is an invasive process that may trigger extreme, short-term and long-term bodily and psychological problems for ladies, together with, however not restricted to…” It then lists greater than 20 problems, most of which Mississippi docs have by no means reported to the state well being division.
Fillingane stated new laws subsequent session might specify what docs should report after they carry out abortions which are nonetheless authorized in Mississippi, when the pregnant particular person’s life is threatened or after they have reported a rape to regulation enforcement.
“What’s life threatening, how did you come to that conclusion, what proof are you placing in your file to again that up?” he stated docs may very well be requested to report. “Or if it’s primarily based on the allegations which were product of a rape, what sort of backup data, what sort of follow-up or verification did you do of that alleged rape? Was there a police report filed, has there been an investigation, a prosecution, the place are we on that?”
A number of OB/GYNs have instructed Mississippi At present that they anticipate no physician within the state will carry out abortions in instances of rape due to the danger of being sued or criminally investigated.
Gunn, who was additionally a co-author on the 2004 problems reporting invoice, didn’t reply to a request for remark.
Now that abortion is banned in practically all instances in Mississippi, abortion capsules – which Mississippians can order on-line from abroad pharmacies – are prone to be the main target of recent legislative efforts. Lawmakers have cited security issues in regards to the capsules, which have been accredited by the Meals and Drug Administration and in broad use across the nation since 2000.
“… I believe that causes some huge issues, if you give a lady a handful of medication to go house and expel a toddler,” Rep. Becky Currie, R-Brookhaven, instructed Mississippi At present in early Could.
The Mississippi statistics don’t point out what sort of abortion led to the complication. However greater than half of the abortions carried out on the Jackson Girls’s Well being Group, the state’s solely abortion clinic for years, have been by way of treatment.
A examine revealed within the medical journal the Lancet earlier this 12 months discovered that about 1% of individuals nationally who used capsules to self-manage an abortion reported severe problems, with no deaths reported.
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Who should be SBLive’s Mississippi high school player of the week? (Aug. 25-31)
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Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Mississippi high school Athlete of the Week for August25-31. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. The poll will close Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email Tyler@scorebooklive.com. For questions/issues with he poll, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.
Editor’s note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.
Kohl Bradley, DB, George County: Racked up 17 tackles and returned an interception 80 yards for a touchdown in a 33-7 win over East Central.
DaJuan Colbert, DB, Natchez: Recorded 15 tackles, forced one fumble and returned another one 75 yards for a touchdown in a 58-50 win over Hancock.
Garrison Davis, QB, Holmes County Central: Completed 14 of his 21 pass attempts for 375 yards and three touchdowns in a 20-6 win over Vicksburg.
Xzavion Gainwell, DB, Yazoo County: Recorded nine tackles, an interception and an 80-yard interception return for a touchdown in the Panthers’ 20-16 win over South Delta.
Elijah Jones, RB, West Jones: Had 24 carries 226 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-6 win over Laurel.
Kingi McNair, WR, Pearl: Caught four passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-20 win over Neshoba Central.
Ashton Nichols, DB, Clinton: Recorded six tackles to go with two big pass breakups, a blocked punt and a return for a touchdown in a 26-20 win over Warren Central.
Ethan Prater, RB, Pisgah: Rushed for 132 yards on 27 carries with three scores and caught a 60-yard touchdown pass in a 33-32 win over North Forrest.
Glen Singleton, RB, Madison Central: Rushed for 174 yards on 18 carries with all four touchdowns in a 27-20 win over Ocean Springs.
Damarius Yates, RB, Kemper County: Rushed for 193 yards on 17 carries and returned a kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown in a 38-15 win over Kosciusko.
Mississippi
‘If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all’: Broadway in Jackson speaks out about possible show cancellations
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – It’s been one month since Thalia Mara Hall closed its doors due to a mold outbreak.
Innovation Arts and Entertainment is the company responsible for bringing Broadway productions to Jackson.
Representatives from the company visited Jackson after hearing the building had been closed.
CEO Adam Epstein says the City of Jackson did not inform them of the news.
“We did not find out from anybody within the city. We found out by reading news clippings forwarded to us by other people in Jackson,” Epstein said.
Certified Industrial Hygienic Testing reported visible dirt, debris, and suspected mold growth on many surfaces.
Epstein fears this could change the possibility of bigger shows coming to the capital city.
“They’re going to skip over us because of this mess. We need to show as a community that Jackson cares about this valuable asset and that we demand our elected leaders to support and treat this really, incredibly valuable asset with the TLC it deserves,” he said.
Thalia Mara Hall is the only venue in the state that can host a Broadway production due to the technical needs and accommodations required.
“Touring theatrical shows. If they cannot play Thalia Hall, they cannot play in Mississippi at all,” he said.
Broadway in Jackson is not only a great source of entertainment in the city, but it’s also beneficial economically.
“Those other businesses don’t benefit. The city doesn’t earn tax revenue from events that we present. They don’t earn rental income from the events we present. They don’t earn facility fees from the events we present. This is a real tragedy. It’s unacceptable.”
The well-being of the potential audience is the company’s main priority.
“I will not risk our ticket buyers’ health and safety and comfort. Our shows can and will cancel before we’d ever put somebody in jeopardy. We’ve issued a 100% guarantee of a full refund if the venue is not given a clean bill of health,” Epstein said.
All shows will be canceled on a case-to-case basis.
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Tire failure suspected in deadly Mississippi bus crash, NTSB says
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Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are conducting a probe into Saturday’s crash that killed seven and injured 36 people.
The deadly bus crash in Mississippi that killed seven people and injured dozens of others early Saturday occurred after the vehicle experienced a tire failure, causing it to run off the road and overturn, officials and authorities said.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board, in coordination with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, are conducting a probe into Saturday’s crash that left seven people dead and another 36 people injured. The collision occurred at about 12:40 a.m. on Interstate 20 near Vicksburg, Mississippi, when the bus left the roadway and overturned.
The bus, which authorities described as a 2018 Volvo commercial passenger bus, traveled westbound when its left front tire failed, NTSB member Todd Inman said at a news conference Sunday. The bus then moved onto an embankment and rolled over on its left side.
Inman added that investigators will be at the scene for at least another week and are looking into several factors of the crash, including the vehicle’s mechanical condition, motor carrier safety, the condition and experience of the driver, and environmental factors.
According to U.S. Department of Transportation records, the bus was operated by Autobuses Regiomontanos. Records show that in the 24 months before Saturday, the transit company’s vehicles were involved in one fatal crash, two injury collisions, and a crash requiring a tow truck.
The transit company has over 20 years of experience and provides trips between more than 100 destinations throughout Mexico and the United States, according to Autobuses Regiomontanos’ website.
“Everyone at the NTSB sends their expressions of sorrow for everything that the survivors and victims of this crash went through,” Inman said.
7 killed, 36 injured in bus crash
The bus carried a total of 41 passengers and two drivers, according to authorities. It was traveling from Atlanta to Dallas when the incident occurred.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to Master Sergeant Kervin K. Stewart with the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Six people were pronounced dead at the scene and another person died later at a hospital, Stewart said.
Another 36 people were transported to area hospitals.
Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey said two victims killed in the crash were identified by their mother as a 16-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, according to The New York Times. Authorities were working to identify the other victims.
Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
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