§ 41-41-131. Short title

Sections 41-41-131 through 41-41-145 may be cited as the Women’s Health Protection and Preborn Pain Act.

§ 41-41-133. Definitions

As used in Sections 41-41-131 through 41-41-145: “Abortion” means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug or any other substance or device to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health of […]

§ 41-41-135. Performing or inducing or attempting to perform or induce abortion before physician determines probable gestational age prohibited

Except as otherwise provided by Section 41-41-141, a physician may not perform, or induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion without, before the procedure: Making a determination of the probable gestational age of the unborn child; or Possessing and relying on a determination of the probable gestational age of the unborn child made […]

§ 41-41-137. Performing or inducing or attempting to perform or induce abortion if probable gestational age is determined to be twenty or more weeks prohibited

Except as otherwise provided by Section 41-41-141, a person may not perform or induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion on a woman if it has been determined, by the physician performing, inducing, or attempting to perform or induce the abortion or by another physician on whose determination that physician relies, that the […]

§ 41-41-139. Abortion to preserve the life of the pregnant woman when probable gestational age of unborn child is twenty or more weeks to be done in manner to provide best opportunity for survival of unborn child

This section applies only to an abortion authorized under Section 41-41-141(1) in which: The probable gestational age of the unborn child is twenty (20) or more weeks; or The probable gestational age of the unborn child has not been determined but could reasonably be twenty (20) or more weeks. A physician performing or inducing an […]

§ 41-41-141. Exceptions for preservation of life of pregnant woman; exceptions for severe fetal abnormality

The prohibitions and requirements under Sections 41-41-135, 41-41-137 and 41-41-139(2) do not apply if there exists a condition in which an abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from […]

§ 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 […]