Mississippi's Failure: Maternal and Reproductive Healthcare
Mississippi’s has done nothing to improve access to reproductive healthcare. The ACLU-MS' latest paper outlines state officials’ history of negligence against pregnant people, children, and victims of rape.
We fight to protect civil liberties for all Mississippians through our work at the state legislature. The 2023 legislative session began on January 3, 2023.
Our legislative priorities this year cover issues including:
Everyone, no matter their age, deserves to live as their authentic selves. Legislation like House Bill 1125 is an attempt to criminalize parents and healthcare providers for supporting Mississippi youth during their most challenging years.
Would restore suffrage upon sentence completion without the current legislative bill process. Here, "sentence" means, and is limited to, the term of incarcertaion plus five years of any term of probation and parole for a disqualifying conviction.