{"id":289669,"date":"2023-04-23T13:29:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T18:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=289669"},"modified":"2023-04-22T14:35:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T19:35:44","slug":"mississippi-governor-signs-multiple-pro-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/mississippi-governor-signs-multiple-pro-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi governor signs multiple pro-life laws, promises to &#8216;build a culture of life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/mississippi-governor-touts-culture-life-new-laws-98705911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed<\/a> a slew of new pro-life laws during a signing ceremony Wednesday, remarking that the legislation marks a new pro-life phase in the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cMississippi will always protect life,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdam.com\/2023\/04\/19\/gov-reeves-sign-multiple-pro-mom-pro-life-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Reeves. \u201cOur state will continue to be a beacon on the hill, a symbol of hope for the country, and a model for the nation. Mississippi will be relentless in its commitment to life. We will be relentless in our support of mothers and children. And we will be relentless in our efforts to advance the New Pro-life Agenda. The legislation I signed today is further proof that when it comes to protecting life, Mississippi isn\u2019t just talking the talk \u2013 we\u2019re walking the walk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bills include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billstatus.ls.state.ms.us\/2023\/pdf\/history\/HB\/HB1671.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Bill 1671<\/a>, which expands the state&#8217;s tax credit for donations to pregnancy resource centers from $3.5 million to $10 million.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billstatus.ls.state.ms.us\/documents\/2023\/html\/SB\/2700-2799\/SB2781IN.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Bill 2781<\/a>, which creates a state website for pregnant women, offering them information on resources and services that can help them and their children.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billstatus.ls.state.ms.us\/2023\/pdf\/history\/SB\/SB2696.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Bill 2696<\/a>, which offers\u00a0an income tax credit of up to $10,000 for adopting a child from within the state, and $5,000 for adopting a child from outside the state.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billstatus.ls.state.ms.us\/2023\/pdf\/history\/HB\/HB1318.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Bill 1318<\/a>, which increases the state&#8217;s safe haven age and allows cities and counties to utilize baby boxes as drop-off points in conjunction with the safe haven baby law.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billstatus.ls.state.ms.us\/documents\/2023\/html\/HB\/0500-0599\/HB0510IN.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Bill 510<\/a>, which establishes transparency for foster parents about their rights and responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billstatus.ls.state.ms.us\/2023\/pdf\/history\/HB\/HB1149.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Bill 1149<\/a>, which separates the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (CPS) from the state&#8217;s Department of Human Services, allowing CPS, which is the foster care agency, to receive more federal funding.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billstatus.ls.state.ms.us\/2023\/pdf\/history\/HB\/HB1625.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Bill 1625<\/a>, which increases the budget of CPS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Almost a year ago, Mississippi led the way to the greatest conservative win in a generation \u2013 the overturning of Roe v. Wade.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>While I\u2019m extremely proud of the role that Mississippi played in this monumental victory, winning a court case was never our true objective. Rather, it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tatereeves\/status\/1648782580802637826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Pro-lifers applauded Reeves and the state of Mississippi for enacting the new laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe state that restored the right of the people and elected leaders to protect unborn children makes history again today, as Governor Reeves signs eight pro-life, safety-net measures into law,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/pro-life-groups-praise-mississippi-8-new-culture-of-life-laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> SBA Pro-Life America Southern Regional Director Caitlin Connors. \u201cThrough its Gestational Age Act, the life-at-conception protection that is now in effect, and more policies and programs that help families, it\u2019s incredible to see how much ground Mississippi has covered in the course of a year to protect the unborn and serve their mothers in the\u00a0Dobbs\u00a0era.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Connors <a href=\"https:\/\/thetablet.org\/mississippi-enacts-legislative-package-praised-by-advocates-as-pro-life-safety-net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went on<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe thank Gov. Reeves, Attorney General Lynn Fitch, and legislative leaders for boldly advocating measures that carry out the full-picture pro-life mission to support women during pregnancy and beyond. The impact of these policies will be felt for generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/give.liveaction.org\/general-donation\/?utm_source=lan&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=monthly&amp;utm_content=article\"><i><strong>Did you know that as little as $10 a month is enough to reach more than 3,000 people with the truth about abortion that no one else is telling them? Click here to start saving lives 365 days a year.<\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a slew of new pro-life laws during a signing ceremony Wednesday, remarking that the legislation marks a new pro-life phase in the state. \u201cMississippi will always protect life,\u201d said Reeves. \u201cOur state will continue to be a beacon on the hill, a symbol of hope for the country, and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":607,"featured_media":289732,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3473,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mississippi governor signs multiple pro-life laws, promises to &#039;build a culture of life&#039;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Mississippi will be relentless in its commitment to life. 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