Mississippi

“Mississippi’s attorney general argued Thursday that the Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade, its landmark 1973 decision legalizing abortion across the US, calling it ‘egregiously wrong’ and insisting the matter should be left solely to the states.” - NYP

“If we do not move to protect female sports from biological males who have an unfair physiological advantage, we will eventually no longer have female sports” - Daily Wire

“The Mississippi state legislature voted on Sunday to remove the emblem of the Confederacy from the state flag. … polling from the state’s Chamber of Commerce indicated that 55 percent of residents now supported removing the Confederate symbol.” - National Review

“We are simply saying all these rights that have been won over the years in the area of racism or sexism should be applied to the unborn in Mississippi,” said Republican state Sen. Joey Fillingane. - W.Examiner

“The largest Christian group in the state joins calls to change the state flag.” - CToday

Related: Ligon Duncan: ‘Mississippi, Take Down That Flag’

Bryant tweeted: We will all answer to the good Lord one day. I will say in this instance, “I fought for the lives of innocent babies, even under threat of legal action.” - Daily Wire

“The law, set to take effect July 1, recognizes … that “(a) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman; (b) Sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage; and (c) Male (man) or female (woman) refer to an individual’s immutable biological sex as objectively determined by anatomy and genetics at time of birth.” Jurist

“Mississippi is now headed to federal court over its effort to protect the religious freedom of individuals who object to same-sex marriage and restroom use based on gender identity. Two organizations — the American Civil Liberties Union and the Campaign for Southern Equality — challenged the state’s Protecting Freedom of Conscience From Government Discrimination Act May 9 and 10, respectively.” BPress