Mississippi § 41-41-91 - Use of public funds for abortions prohibited; exceptions.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 41-41-91 — Use of public funds for abortions prohibited; exceptions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-41-91. Use of public funds for abortions prohibited; exceptions.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no public funds that are made available to any institution, board, commission, department, agency, official, or employee of the State of Mississippi, or of any local political subdivision of the state, whether those funds are made available by the government of the United States, the State of Mississippi, or a local governmental subdivision, or from any other public source, shall be used in any way for, to assist in, or to provide facilities for abortion, except: When the abortion is medically necessary to prevent the death of the mother; or When the abortion is being sought to terminate a pregnancy resulting from an alleged act of rape or incest; or When there is a fetal malformation that is incompatible with the baby being born alive.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41-41-91 ("Use of public funds for abortions prohibited; exceptions.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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