Mississippi Passes Abortion Meds Criminalization Bill

0:00Mississippi lawmakers just passed a bill that slaps distributors of abortion meds with criminal charges and up to 10 years in prison. It's tacked on to a drug trafficking measure, cleared the house 76-38 and the Senate 37-15 and now heads to. Republican governor Tate Rees for his signature. Republicans run both chambers and say the move blocks out-of-state doctors from shipping pills like Mifre Free Stone and Missile Prostol into the state to dodge the abortion ban. Democrats are fired up calling it a trap for everyday folks seeking body autonomy, especially poor women who can jet off elsewhere. One rep warned, it'll clog the justice system with desperate Mississippians. Experts point out the law's vagueness around intent to distribute or prescribe for abortions versus legit uses like handling miscarriages or postpartum bleeding. Packet-scare doctors from stalking these meds altogether, even though proving intent is tough. Meanwhile, she'll laws and pro-abortion states make out-of-state prosecutions nearly impossible,

1:04so this might mostly snag locals with the drugs at, home, post. Dobs mail order abortions spiked nationwide, frustrating the ban's backers who thought they'd won big. Local news, powered by AI. This is Canada News Today. I'm Corey with the story.