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Abortion would be prohibited if a woman is seeking the procedure because of the race, sex or genetic abnormality of the fetus, under a bill that passed a state House committee Tuesday. The only exception would be in case of a medical emergency. Photo by Trip Burns

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Mississippi Seeks Abortion Ban for Race, Sex, Genetic Error

Mississippi's Republican-led Legislature is trying to restrict the reasons women may seek abortion, after federal courts blocked time limitations that the state tried to put on the procedure the past …

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