§ 41-41-205. Individual instructions; power of attorney; decisions by primary physician; agents; guardians; validity
An adult or emancipated minor may give an individual instruction. The instruction may be oral or written. The instruction may be limited to take effect only if a specified condition arises. An adult or emancipated minor may execute a power of attorney for health care, which may authorize the agent to make any health-care decision […]
§ 41-41-207. Revoking designation of agent or Advance Health-Care Directive
An individual may revoke the designation of an agent only by a signed writing or by personally informing the supervising health-care provider. An individual may revoke all or part of an advance health-care directive, other than the designation of an agent, at any time and in any manner that communicates an intent to revoke. A […]
§ 41-41-209. Form for Advance Health-Care Directive
The following form may be used to create an Advance Health-Care Directive. Sections 41-41-201 through 41-41-207 and 41-41-211 through 41-41-229 govern the effect of this or any other writing used to create an advanced health-care directive. An individual may complete or modify all or any part of the following form: ADVANCE HEALTH-CARE DIRECTIVE Explanation You […]
§ 41-41-161. Attorney’s fees
If judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff in an action described in Section 41-41-157 or 41-41-159, the court shall also render judgment for a reasonable attorney’s fee in favor of the plaintiff against the defendant. If judgment is rendered in favor of the defendant in an action described in Section 41-41-157 or 41-41-159 […]
§ 41-41-143. Protection of privacy of woman on whom abortion was performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced in civil or criminal proceedings
Except as otherwise provided by this section, in a civil or criminal proceeding or action involving an act prohibited under Sections 41-41-131 through 41-41-145, the identity of the woman on whom an abortion has been performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced is not subject to public disclosure if the woman does […]
§ 41-41-145. Construction; constitutional challenge
Sections 41-41-131 through 41-41-145 shall be construed, as a matter of state law, to be enforceable up to but no further than the maximum possible extent consistent with federal constitutional requirements, even if that construction is not readily apparent, as such constructions are authorized only to the extent necessary to save Sections 41-41-131 through 41-41-145 […]
§ 41-41-147. Relation to other Mississippi laws regulating or restricting abortions
Sections 41-41-131 through 41-41-145 may not be construed to repeal, by implication or otherwise, any other provision of Mississippi law regulating or restricting abortion not specifically addressed by Sections 41-41-131 through 41-41-145. An abortion that complies with Sections 41-41-131 through 41-41-145 but violates any other law is unlawful. An abortion that complies with another state […]
§ 41-41-149. Severability
If some or all of the provisions of Sections 41-41-131 through 41-41-145 are ever temporarily or permanently restrained or enjoined by judicial order, all other provisions of Mississippi law regulating or restricting abortion shall be enforced as though the restrained or enjoined provisions had not been adopted; however, whenever the temporary or permanent restraining order […]
§ 41-41-151. Short title
Sections 41-41-151 through 41-41-169 may be cited as the “Mississippi Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act.”
§ 41-41-153. Definitions
For the purposes of Sections 41-41-151 through 41-41-169, the following terms shall be defined as provided in this section: “Abortion” means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device: To purposely kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or To purposely terminate the pregnancy […]