'...the Supreme Court is probably going to overrule Roe v. Wade, which means this clinic will close,” Dr. Cheryl Hamlin said to dozens of people who had traveled to Jackson from as far away as Texas for an abortion at the state's only clinic. Read more:
by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today May 10, 2022 Dr. Cheryl Hamlin added a line to her standard message for patients during their counseling sessions at Mississippi’s only abortion clinic last week. “As you hopefully have heard, the Supreme Court is probably going to overrule Roe v. Wade, which means this clinic will close,” she said to dozens of people who had traveled to Jackson from as far away as Texas for an abortion.
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