Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed eight pro-life bills into law Wednesday that will strengthen the state's foster care system, speed up adoptions and provide resources to pregnant women.
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Health officials project that up to 5,000 additional children will be born in Mississippi without the option for women to terminate their pregnancies. Mississippi is one of the country's poorest states, and it has the highest fetal mortality and infant mortality rates in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — statistics Reeves did not mention during his bill-signing ceremony Wednesday.Mississippi Gov.
Among them are a"foster parents bill of rights," intended to increase transparency for foster parents about their rights and responsibilities; a"baby drop-off law" that increases the age that children can be dropped off at safe haven baby boxes;"path to permanency" legislation that establishes the Department of Child Protection Services as a separate agency, granting it access to additional federal funds; and a bill that gives MDCPS its largest budget in state...
Additionally, Senate Bill 2781 creates a state website that will direct pregnant women to resources and organizations in Mississippi that will help them and their children.
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