Mississippi is characterized as a most restrictive state by the Guttmacher Institute.

Abortion is banned in almost all circumstances in Mississippi (with exceptions to preserve the life of the pregnant woman and in certain cases of rape, up to six weeks of pregnancy).

In the US, people who are not white and people with low incomes are more likely to experience barriers to reproductive health care access.
 

IN THIS STATE

As of 2024, 614,000 women are of reproductive age in Mississippi.

• 18.6 percent are low income (higher than the national average)
• 5.1 percent are likely eligible for Medicaid, if they have dependent children, because their income is at or below 21 percent of the federal poverty level (higher than the national average)
• 49.4 percent are nonwhite (similar to the national average), and Black women are the largest nonwhite group (39.3 percent; higher than the national average)
• 13.9 percent are uninsured (higher than the national average) 
   

Mississippi has not expanded Medicaid and only provides coverage to parents with incomes up to 21 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) and pregnant women with incomes up to 199 percent of FPL. Adults without dependent children are not eligible. The state has extended pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage up to 12 months postpartum. Mississippi does not use state funds to cover abortion for Medicaid beneficiaries. The state does cover family planning services for people not otherwise eligible for Medicaid who have incomes up to 199 percent of FPL. 

Accessing Abortion Care

In 2026, there are no clinics that provide abortions in Mississippi—down from one clinic in 2020.

Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) are organizations—often operated by anti-abortion, nonmedical, and/or religiously affiliated groups—that aim to deter people from certain reproductive health care services, including abortion and some contraceptive methods. In 2025, there were 28 CPCs in Mississippi.