Outside, men used a bullhorn to tell people inside that they would burn in hell. Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, which was at the center of Friday’s case, continued to see patients Friday. More than 90% of abortions take place in the first 13 weeks of pregnancy, and more than half are now done with pills, not surgery, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights. In particular, Garland said that the federal Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Mifepristone for medication abortions.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that the Justice Department will protect providers and those seeking abortions in states where it is legal and also “work with other arms of the federal government that seek to use their lawful authorities to protect and preserve access to reproductive care.”
