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The last abortion clinic in Mississippi only employs out-of-state doctors. Two are from Massachusetts. – The Boston Globe
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However, for now, Roe nonetheless stands.
And the Pink Home stays open, stored afloat by numerous volunteers, devoted employees, and 7 out-of-state docs, who carry out the abortions that native docs refuse, typically for concern of harassment or the lack of native job alternatives.
Two are obstetrician gynecologists from Massachusetts. As soon as a month, they set off from Logan Airport and land 1,255 miles away in Mississippi’s capital, the place they spend the subsequent three days offering abortion care on the Jackson Ladies’s Well being Group.
Cheryl Hamlin, a physician at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, had by no means been to Mississippi earlier than she determined she wished to work half time on the Pink Home after Donald Trump triumphed within the 2016 presidential election.
“I had this sense that I used to be up in my very own little bubble in Massachusetts and didn’t perceive the remainder of the nation,” stated Hamlin, 59, who additionally works half time at Ladies’s Well being Providers in Brookline.
Hamlin was the one doctor keen to make use of her full title for this story. A second Massachusetts physician requested to be recognized by a pseudonym, Amanda, and that the Globe withhold the title of her hospital. Each expressed a concern of retribution from Mississippi officers, in addition to from antiabortion advocates. A number of states are at the moment contemplating legal guidelines that will threaten abortion suppliers with jail time.
Hamlin flew to Jackson most just lately on Could 2, her telephone buzzing with information of the leaked Supreme Courtroom draft opinion. Written by Justice Samuel Alito, it upheld the Mississippi regulation banning abortions after 15 weeks, successfully overturning Roe v. Wade, and opening the door to state legal guidelines that search to ban the process totally. Hours later, Hamlin arrived on the small pink constructing on North State Avenue that had impressed the lawsuit 4 years earlier. Jubilant abortion protesters waited exterior. She gave up on making an attempt to interact with them years in the past.
“The employees had a bit cry,” stated Hamlin of the temper contained in the Pink Home that morning. “A lot of press have been hanging round. However then the clinic opened and we simply went on with the day’s appointments as regular.”
![Dr. Cheryl Hamlin (left), who travels to Mississippi from Massachusetts to help women who are seeking abortions, outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization in Jackson, Miss., May 3.](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/1U3fDPrYn0xEDrwMMGKyANwEb2I=/960x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/JVXUE7UOXYDHAKVB66SN2BRTJY.jpg)
Whereas the draft ruling seems more likely to shatter the just about 50-year-old bedrock of reproductive rights in America, it doesn’t shock abortion suppliers within the South. The Pink Home had been within the highlight for months. Because the final remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi, it’s an island in a panorama flooded in the previous couple of years by waves of restrictions which have made abortions progressively tougher to acquire, right here and thru a lot of the South and Midwest. Simply three clinics stay in each Louisiana and Alabama.
Hamlin stated none of her colleagues doubt that the Supreme Courtroom’s determination, anticipated within the subsequent few weeks, will lastly wipe out the Pink Home, however till it arrives, there are sufferers to see.
Sufferers like a 15-year-old who arrived on the clinic roughly 15 weeks pregnant after being raped. It was her second time that week wading by means of the gauntlet of protesters, as a result of Mississippi regulation requires two in-person clinic visits, separated by at the least 24 hours. Her mother accompanied her, as state regulation additionally mandates that adolescents obtain consent for an abortion from at the least one authorized guardian.
Docs on the Pink Home are restricted by state regulation of their capability to manage or present treatment to their sufferers, so all procedures are carried out below native anesthesia. Full sedation is just not allowed. Halfway by means of the process that day, the teenager started to panic and curled right into a ball.
“I couldn’t proceed safely, however I additionally couldn’t ship her house at that time,” Hamlin recalled. “So I despatched her to the hospital as a result of this wasn’t a being pregnant that could possibly be continued anymore. However the folks on the hospital wouldn’t intervene. They waited till she bled extra and was almost septic earlier than giving her what she actually wanted, which was the sedation wanted to finish the process. I imply, God, that would have been such a easy factor.”
If the identical teenager had sought an abortion in Massachusetts, how would her expertise have been completely different? Hamlin took a deep breath.
“Oh geez,” she started, envisioning the teenager strolling into Ladies’s Well being Providers in Brookline.
The lady would nonetheless want a mum or dad or guardian’s permission, per state regulation. Then she would meet with a licensed social employee, who would counsel the teenager on her choices. If she wished to proceed, she could be deeply sedated. For the reason that teen was a sufferer of rape, MassHealth would pay for the process.
“On the most,” stated Hamlin, “it will take 5 hours.” As a substitute, the process was a weeklong ordeal, punctuated by two several-hour visits to the Pink Home and an evening within the hospital.
It was such a disparity in care that drove Amanda — one other Boston-based obstetrician gynecologist — to choose up shifts on the Jackson Ladies’s Well being Group in 2019, after visiting the clinic
“It’s only a whole 180. It’s virtually a special nation. No one even is aware of the place my abortion clinic is up right here. I’ve by no means seen a protester in my life,” she stated of her observe in Boston.
![An antiabortion activist offered a potential patient a packet of antiabortion material including a coupon for a free sonogram outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization this month.](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/TjEwPGjcEdu_NzmeuOiyaK6zacY=/960x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/JB7DYXS4JGBK2D6DZUGPL27LCE.jpg)
At any time when Amanda or Hamlin sees a affected person for the primary time on the Pink Home, they’re required by the state to share sure data with the affected person. Or, as Hamlin calls it, disinformation.
“I’ve to say that abortions enhance the danger of breast most cancers. I can negate it within the subsequent sentence, which I do. However I’ve to inform them that,” stated Hamlin.
A considerable physique of medical analysis signifies there isn’t any hyperlink between abortion and breast most cancers. The Nationwide Most cancers Institute has acknowledged, “There is no such thing as a proof of a direct relationship between breast most cancers and both induced or spontaneous abortion.”
A lot of her sufferers give her a understanding look, aware of the discrepancies between the narrative spun by the state and scientific actuality, she stated. However others are understandably alarmed.
“Simply the truth that I’m being pressured to deceive my sufferers is actually irritating,” stated Hamlin.
The state of Mississippi additionally requires suppliers to clarify that “the daddy is liable to help within the help of her baby,” even in situations by which the daddy has provided to pay for the abortion.
“It is extremely judgmental to imagine the affected person is just not with the daddy of that being pregnant, and in the event that they have been then that’s all they would want to proceed the being pregnant,” Amanda stated. “Certain, cash is part of it, however it’s not the one think about figuring out whether or not to hold a being pregnant to time period.”
Take, for instance, a affected person with a documented historical past of preeclampsia, a uncommon being pregnant complication that may result in critical — even deadly — problems for each the mom and child. The situation doesn’t come up till the third trimester.
“Does this qualify as a life-threatening situation? Perhaps not at eight weeks, however at 35 weeks, it completely does. In a post-Roe world, this girl gained’t have the selection … even when she almost died within the final being pregnant,” stated Hamlin.
Neither Hamlin nor Amanda has roots in Jackson past the Pink Home. Throughout the day, they hardly ever enterprise past the 8-foot-tall concrete and iron partitions surrounding the clinic, partly as a result of they don’t have time, and partly as a result of they need to keep away from interactions with the protesters. The share an residence exterior town limits. They drive rental vehicles. They swoop out and in of Mississippi for simply three to 4 days at a time.
This transience is intentional. It reduces the danger of being harassed or focused. It additionally allows them to do that work and preserve their jobs again house. It’s a selection that almost all staff on the Pink Home would not have.
“I frankly don’t understand how they do it. They actually consider within the work, in serving to girls, and that’s why they preserve coming, regardless of the protesters and the legal guidelines and the stigma,” stated Amanda. “Simply by deciding to be there day-after-day, they’re the best advocates of the trigger.”
Hanna Krueger will be reached at hanna.krueger@globe.com. Comply with her on Twitter @hannaskrueger.
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Mississippi St. demolishes E. Kentucky starting Lebby era with a 56-7 win
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — From the moment Jeff Lebby arrived in Starkville, the first-time head coach has preached that a show is coming to Mississippi State.
The Bulldogs certainly put on a show for game one of his tenure, as MSU had 450 yards of total offense and ran away with a 56-7 victory on Saturday against Eastern Kentucky. It gave the coach his first career win and kicked off a new era of football.
“One of the coolest things for myself and my family, the fans showed out. Over 10,000 students showed up and hung with us through the rain. They did an unbelievable job creating the energy,” he said.
All three phases scored for the Bulldogs with touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams.
On offense, quarterback Blake Shapen debuted the new scheme with a 15 of 20 showing as the Baylor transfer found the end zone three times through the air and had 247 yards. On the ground, Shapen led the team with seven carries for 44 yards and a rushing score.
“I felt like it was a good day for us,” Shapen said. “There are obviously some things we can clean up and get better at, but overall it was a great start to the season. I’m just thankful for this opportunity at a new place and I know a lot of guys feel that way.”
The Bulldogs (1-0) had four wide receivers score touchdowns as Jordan Mosely had five catches for 104 yards and a touchdown and Kevin Coleman had five catches for 88 yards and a score. Coleman also had five punt returns for 117 yards.
MSU scored touchdowns on its first two possessions before a rain storm dampened the progress. The Bulldogs were back in the end zone in the second quarter on a Creed Whittemore 41-yard end around and then back-to-back touchdown passes to Coleman from 23 yards away and freshman Mario Craver for 54 yards.
Special teams got in on the mix with a blocked punt from JP Purvis — recovered by Craver — and another true freshman in defensive back Elijah Cannon who had a 51-yard pick-6.
“It’s fun to see those guys go out there and make some plays. It’s a players’ game, players have got to make the plays,” Lebby said. “Fun for our sideline, fun for our guys to be able to see them make plays late in the game like this.”
EKU (0-1) scored a touchdown in the final seconds of the first half but was held scoreless in the final two frames. The Bulldogs allowed 130 second half yards. Despite running 19 more plays than State (76-57) the Colonels were outgained 450-285 with the Bulldogs averaging 7.9 yards per play.
“There are plenty of things that we have to clean up. We’ve got to play better, we’ve got to play cleaner,” Lebby said. “So much good, but so much to clean up. That was the message in the locker room.”
BIG PICTURE
EKU: The Colonels were simply overmatched, but the Colonels have a manageable schedule coming down the line.
Mississippi State: The Bulldogs have been searching for excitement and the team has it – at least for game one. State picked up nearly 500 yards of offense and showed explosiveness on that side of the ball as Lebby’s offense did its thing. There is a rough schedule on the horizon, but it appeared fun again for the Bulldogs.
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Seven Killed, Dozens Injured When Bus Flips in Mississippi
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A commercial passenger bus driving through Mississippi on its way to Mexico ran off a highway and overturned early Saturday, killing seven people and injuring dozens. The accident occurred on Interstate 20 east of Vicksburg, CNN reports. A total of 37 people were taken to hospitals in Vicksburg and Jackson, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said. A 6-year-old boy and his 16-year-old sister were among those killed, per the AP. “Anytime you have people injured or killed, it’s tragic, but when you have a situation like this where you have multiple fatalities and multiple injuries, it makes it even worse,” said Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace.
The bus, a 2018 Volvo, is owned by Autobuses Regiomontanos, which transports passengers between Mexico and the US, a company spokesperson said. The company is based in Monterrey, Mexico, Miranda Fernandez said. Its website lists several US locations; it’s not clear where the trip had originated. “All of the passengers go through proper immigration checkpoints and must show their passports or visas to enter either Mexico or the United States,” Fernandez told CNN. (More bus accident stories.)
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What channel is Mississippi State football vs EKU on today? Time, TV schedule for Week 1 game
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Mississippi State football opens the 2024 season with FCS opponent Eastern Kentucky on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium.
The Bulldogs open Year 1 of the Jeff Lebby era with a lot of unknowns. Saturday’s game will be a good chance to find some answers.
Mississippi State QB Blake Shapen will make his first start in maroon and may have a big season in Lebby’s offense.
Here’s how to watch the Mississippi State football vs. Eastern Kentucky game today, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
Mississippi State vs. EKU will broadcast nationally via streaming on SEC Network+ and ESPN+ in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season. Kevin Fitzgerald and Charlie Strong will call the game from the booth at Davis Wade Stadium. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+, ESPN’s subscription streaming service.
- Date: Saturday, Aug. 31
- Start time: 5 p.m. CT
The Mississippi State football vs. Eastern Kentucky game starts at 5 p.m. CT Saturday from Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.
Clarion Ledger reporter Sam Sklar’s prediction: Mississippi State 50, Eastern Kentucky 10
Saturday will be a celebration of sorts for Lebby’s first game. The Bulldogs will come out hungry with something to prove on offense after last season. MSU will grab a big lead early and Blake Shapen won’t need to play a single snap in the fourth quarter.
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Thursday, Aug. 29
- Odds: N/A
- O/U: N/A
- Money line: N/A
- Aug. 31: EKU, 5 p.m. on ESPN+ and SEC Network+
- Sept. 7: at Arizona State, 9:30 p.m. on ESPN
- Sept. 14: Toledo, 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU
- Sept. 21: Florida, 11 a.m. on ABC or ESPN
- Sept. 28: at Texas, TBD
- Oct. 5: OPEN DATE
- Oct. 12: at Georgia, TBD
- Oct. 19: Texas A&M, TBD
- Oct. 26: Arkansas, TBD
- Nov. 2: UMass, 3:15 p.m. on SEC Network
- Nov. 9: at Tennessee, TBD
- Nov. 16: OPEN DATE
- Nov. 23: Missouri
- Nov. 29: at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. on ABC and ESPN+
- Dec. 7: SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, 4 p.m. on ABC
- Record: 0-0
- Aug. 31: Mississippi State, 5 p.m. on ESPN+ and SEC Network+
- Sept. 7: at Western Kentucky, 6 p.m. on ESPN+
- Sept. 14: West Georgia, 5 p.m. on ESPN+
- Sept. 21: Morehead State, 5 p.m. on ESPN+
- Sept. 28: Robert Morris, 1 p.m. on ESPN+
- Oct. 5: OPEN DATE
- Oct. 12: at Southern Utah, 3 p.m. on ESPN+
- Oct. 19: at Abilene Christian, 3 p.m. on ESPN+
- Oct. 26: Utah Tech, 2 p.m. on ESPN+
- Nov. 2: at Tarleton State, 6 p.m. on ESPN+
- Nov. 9: Central Arkansas, 1 p.m. on ESPN+
- Nov. 16: at Austin Peay, 1 p.m. on ESPN+
- Nov. 23: North Alabama, 1 p.m. on ESPN+
- Record: 0-0
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