Counseling Ban/Gag Rule

No money in the Mississippi Children's Trust Fund, established to assist child abuse and neglect programs and services, may be used for abortion counseling.  Miss. Code Ann. §§ 93-21-301, -309 (Enacted 1989).

Public-school nurses are prohibited from providing counseling to any student or referring any student to abortion counseling or providers.  Miss. Code Ann. § 41-79-5 (Enacted 1987; Last Amended 2000).