Posted on 07/06/2022 9:43:29 PM PDT by Morgana
JACKSON, Miss. — As the sun bore down around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dale Gibson began affixing signs to the iron fence surrounding Mississippi’s only abortion clinic.
“The fight is not over,” one read.
In cursive script, another vowed: “This is not the end.”
Wednesday was the last day the Jackson Women’s Health Organization was legally allowed to perform abortions in Mississippi. It was the last day Gibson and his fellow volunteer patient escorts gathered outside the clinic to defend a right that no longer exists in much of the country.
For years, the volunteers — known as the Pink House Defenders, a nickname derived from the building’s flamingo hue — have blasted music to drown out the screams of protesters trying to dissuade patients from entering.
Now, there was quiet.
Before he turned to walk away from the clinic, Gibson said he “was still a little numb.” His emotions had been going in circles: “anger to despair to f--- it all to kind of back to despair.”
On Thursday, Mississippi becomes the latest in a growing number of states in the South where nearly all abortion care is banned after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Mississippi’s trigger law gave the Jackson Women’s Health Organization a 10-day window to continue operations after state Attorney General Lynn Fitch certified the Supreme Court’s ruling. Going forward, the only exceptions to the ban are if a patient’s life is in danger or if a patient was raped and reported the assault to law enforcement.
For years, the clinic known locally as the Pink House had beaten back a wave of laws designed to stop it from operating. Now, Diane Derzis, the clinic’s owner, has decided to finally close its doors.
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I'm pouring shots of Jägermeister to toast the end of the Pink House in Mississippi, who wants one?
Psalm 126:
When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy!
They can’t really debate abortion rights. It’s over. It has been declared non constitutional
They can’t get it in their mind that it’s over. Even the State of Mississippi does not want abortion legal, they are tired of the fight.
I have Noah’s Mill bourbon, but I’m with ya.
Per the article, what a relief that Diane Derzis, the satanic owner of this slaughterhouse won’t go hungry; she’s moving her murder business to New Mexico
I thought so many of these clinics did mammograms and pelvic exams and only made a small amount of money off abortions??
I don’t drink, but yes, it’s great!
If you used common sense abortion control such as only in cases of rape/assault, mother's life safety or even limit to the first trimester as examples.
Same. I thought it was a last resort for them, as as you sad, a very small portion of what they did.
After decades of pro-life activism, with abortion advocates and many morons in Republican circles saying that Roe and Casey would stand forever, winning on behalf of innocent little preborn babies is a beautiful beautiful beautiful thing.
Roe and Casey are dead.
Innocent little preborn babies will live.
The work continues.
Ok. Bye.
You’d think if it was so popular with the majority, passing a state law for it would be a piece of cake.
In Europe abortions are illegal after 12 weeks (at least in most countries, as I understand it). The Mississippi law that was challenged changed the 24 week limit to 15 weeks, so still more than Europe. Not enough for the baby killers, so they fought it, and wound up losing EVERYTHING.
“Per the article, what a relief that Diane Derzis, the satanic owner of this slaughterhouse won’t go hungry; she’s moving her murder business to New Mexico”
Makes sense, time to help wipe out the American Indians there.
They decided a ban after 15 weeks was too onerous for them to respect…
Now they are gone.
Maybe one of you can think of something - I'm drawing a blank.
Love that verse. And it’s very appropriate.
I thought so many of these clinics did mammograms and pelvic exams and only made a small amount of money off abortions??
But what’s the fun in that if they can’t kill people?
it is told abortion clinics make a small amount of money off the abortions
but a huge amount for selling the aborted parts
if they could stay lucrative doing mammograms and exams, they probably would not be relocating to NM
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