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View of the Jackson Women’s Health Organization in Jackson, Mississippi on July 6, 2022. - The clinic is the only facility that performs abortions in the state. However, on Tuesday, a chancery judge rejected a request by the clinic to temporarily block a state law banning most abortions.

Mississippi’s last abortion clinic has officially closed, but its owner is vowing to keep providing services.

The state’s current trigger law bans abortions in the state, with exceptions only for cases of rape or if the abortion-seeker’s life is at stake. There are no exceptions for cases of incest.

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Pro choice demonstrators protest in front of the Jackson Women’s Health Organization in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 7, 2022. - The clinic is the only facility that performs abortions in the state. A judge on July 5, 2022, rejected a request by the clinic to temporarily block a state law banning most abortions.

Despite the Mississippi clinic’s closure, Derzis told the outlet that she intends to continue providing services to those who need it. She revealed her clinic is relocating and will soon provide surgical abortions to patients in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

“New Mexico, for the time being, is a very receptive state. We’ve been welcomed. And that obviously is closer to the Texas and Oklahoma borders and Arizona. So it seemed like one of the places we need to be,” Derzis told NPR.

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Clinic Escorts post signs in front of the Jackson Women’s Health Organization in Jackson, Mississippi on July 7, 2022. - The clinic is the only facility that performs abortions in the state. A judge on July 5, 2022, rejected a request by the clinic to temporarily block a state law banning most abortions.

“I see many, many years of litigation ahead of us,” she continued. “But as long as it is legal in the state in which we are providing the service, I intend to do that.”

source: people.com