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This bill amends Mississippi Code Section 97-3-5 to prohibit the manufacture, marketing, mailing, distribution, transportation, or delivery of any drug or medicine intended to cause an abortion that is already prohibited by Mississippi law. It also expands the penalties for such actions, changing the offense from a misdemeanor to a felony, with potential imprisonment for two to five years and fines ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. The bill specifically targets the mail-order aspect of obtaining such medications, making it illegal to advertise or offer for sale, loan, or distribution any instrument, article, or medicine for causing a prohibited abortion, or to provide information on how to obtain them. This legislation aims to strengthen existing restrictions on abortion-inducing medications within the state.

Health and Social Services

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0055.xml