Mississippi s Pink House becomes ground zero in U.S. abortion battle
Reuters | May 24, 2021 04:56 PM EDT
General view of the Jackson Women s Health Organization in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S., May 21, 2021. Picture taken (Photo : REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
For eight years, Derenda Hancock has ushered women from their cars to the doors of Mississippi s only abortion clinic, donning a rainbow vest as she shields them from protesters waving religious pamphlets and shouting turn back! through bullhorns.
Hancock, a 62-year-old part-time waitress, grew accustomed to repeated attempts by lawmakers and anti-abortion activists to block access to abortions at the Jackson Women s Health Organization where she leads the clinic s volunteer escorts.
Mississippiâs âPink Houseâ ground zero in U.S. abortion rights fight By Syndicated Content
By Gabriella Borter
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) â For eight years, Derenda Hancock has ushered women from their cars to the doors of Mississippiâs only abortion clinic, donning a rainbow vest as she shields them from protesters waving religious pamphlets and shouting âturn back!â through bullhorns.
Hancock, a 62-year-old part-time waitress, grew accustomed to repeated attempts by lawmakers and anti-abortion activists to block access to abortions at the Jackson Womenâs Health Organization where she leads the clinicâs volunteer escorts.
But the future of that access feels threatened like never before after the U.S. Supreme Court thrust the clinicâs noisy city block into the center of the countryâs contentious debate over abortion rights.
Mississippiâs âPink Houseâ ground zero in U.S. abortion rights fight By Syndicated Content
By Gabriella Borter
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) â For eight years, Derenda Hancock has ushered women from their cars to the doors of Mississippiâs only abortion clinic, donning a rainbow vest as she shields them from protesters waving religious pamphlets and shouting âturn back!â through bullhorns.
Hancock, a 62-year-old part-time waitress, grew accustomed to repeated attempts by lawmakers and anti-abortion activists to block access to abortions at the Jackson Womenâs Health Organization where she leads the clinicâs volunteer escorts.
But the future of that access feels threatened like never before after the U.S. Supreme Court thrust the clinicâs noisy city block into the center of the countryâs contentious debate over abortion rights.
UPDATE 1-Mississippi s Pink House becomes ground zero in U.S. abortion battle Reuters 1 hr ago
By Gabriella Borter
JACKSON, Miss., May 23 (Reuters) - For eight years, Derenda Hancock has ushered women from their cars to the doors of Mississippi s only abortion clinic, donning a rainbow vest as she shields them from protesters waving religious pamphlets and shouting turn back! through bullhorns.
Hancock, a 62-year-old part-time waitress, grew accustomed to repeated attempts by lawmakers and anti-abortion activists to block access to abortions at the Jackson Women s Health Organization where she leads the clinic s volunteer escorts.
But the future of that access feels threatened like never before after the U.S. Supreme Court thrust the clinic s noisy city block into the center of the country s contentious debate over abortion rights.
By Gabriella Borter JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) - For eight years, Derenda Hancock has ushered women from their cars to the doors of Mississippi's only a.