The state's only abortion clinic had been threatened with closure due to a state law requiring doctors to have hospital privileges.
The Associated Press: Miss. Abortion Clinic Owner: 'Business As Usual'
Mississippi's only abortion clinic was open Monday after a federal judge temporarily blocked a law from being enforced that the clinic says could regulate it out of business. The owner of Jackson Women's Health Organization said it was "business as usual" and the clinic's two physicians will continue to see patients and do abortions unless a court orders them to stop (Pettus, 7/2).
Reuters: Mississippi Abortion Law Could Face Long Legal Fight
The Jackson Women's Health Organization had struggled to meet the demands of the controversial law that took effect on Sunday ahead of a state inspection scheduled for Monday. But the inspection was scuttled when a federal judge on Sunday temporarily barred the state from requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. Experts said the legal fight could take months or years to resolve (Le Coz, 7/2).