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Miss. governor doesn’t rule out banning contraception if Roe falls

Updated May 8, 2022 at 6:21 p.m. EDT|Published May 8, 2022 at 5:49 p.m. EDT
GOP governors in Mississippi and Arkansas on May 8 defended abortion “trigger laws,” some which don't include exceptions for rape, incest or mother's health. (Video: JM Rieger/The Washington Post)
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) on Sunday refused to rule out the possibility that his state would ban certain forms of contraception, sidestepping questions about what would happen next if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Reeves confirmed that, if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, a trigger law passed in Mississippi in 2007 would go into effect that essentially outlaws abortions in the state, although it makes exceptions for rape and for the life of the mother.