Mississippi abortion ban bill is a no go…for now

A Mississippi bill that would have banned most abortions died last night when the House and the Senate couldn’t reach a compromise:

The Senate voted for the negotiations to try to put language in the bill that would protect the state’s current informed consent law if the new legislation was ever challenged in court.
Senators also wanted to include a provision requiring doctors to perform an ultrasound before an abortion…The House plan said that the proposed ban would not take effect until the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that made abortions legal in the nation.
…The Senate conferees refused to sign the bill, and the House conferees refused to sign the Senate proposal.

I would be pleased if this wasn’t just a temporary thing. Sigh.