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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves will not say on Sunday whether his state will ban birth control methods in the future, after confirming that his state will ban abortions if Rowe and Wade are repealed.
The Republican governor appeared in two newscasts on Sunday asking about the future of contraceptives in Mississippi, but he did not directly answer questions about birth control, including IUDs, and whether he would support their ban.
During an interview with CNN’s The State of the Union, host Jake Tapper asked Reeves for clarity on whether he intended to “seek to ban spirals or Plan B” in the future.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves spoke at an event with President Donald Trump about coronavirus testing at the White House Rose Garden on Monday, September 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci)
“We’re not focused on that right now,” Reeves said. “We are focused on seeing what the court allows, the bill that is in court is a 15-week ban. We believe that repealing Roe is the right court decision.”
Reeves went on to believe that when it comes to abortion, the Mississippi “has no book laws that would lead to the arrest of people or anything like that.”
“You mean you’re not arresting girls or women, but you’re going to arrest doctors?” Tapper asked.
“Well, I certainly don’t think you’ll see doctors having abortions if we have a state statute that says they’re not allowed, except for the exceptions we mentioned earlier,” Reeves said.
On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Chuck Todd also asked Reeves if banning abortions in Mississippi would include birth control methods such as IUDs, prompting Reeves to say he did not think “this will apply to those.” who choose to use birth control. ”
“I believe that life obviously begins with conception,” Reeves added.
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Later in the interview, Todd mentioned the quote “life begins at conception” and asked Reeves if he would sign a contraceptive ban if presented to him to sign.
“Well, I don’t think that’s going to happen in Mississippi. “I’m sure they will have these talks in other states,” Reeves said.
“But you’re not answering the question,” Todd said.
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“Well, that’s always the case. There are so many things we can talk about, “Reeves said, before highlighting some of the resources his administration provides for pregnancy resource centers, including adoption resources.
Reeves’ comments come about a week after a leaked draft opinion in February signaled that the Supreme Court would overturn Rowe v. Wade.
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