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- ↑ "An Unprecedented Abortion Rights Attack Is Moving Fast Through the Mississippi Legislature (Updated)". Rewire.News. February 27, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Mississippi Gestational Age Act (HB 1510)". Rewire.News. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ↑ Bologna, Giacomo; Ramseth, Luke (June 28, 2020). "How every Mississippi lawmaker voted on historic state flag bill". Clarion Ledger . Retrieved March 14, 2021.
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