Mississippi’s only abortion clinic drops challenge to state’s ban after sale

Jackson Women's Health Organization sold by clinic's owner given dim prospects for a speedy and meaningful ruling'

The Mississippi abortion clinic at the heart of the US supreme court's decision to overturn its landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision has dropped its effort to have the state's high court halt a near-total ban on the procedure after its building was sold.

Jackson Women's Health Organization had asked the Mississippi state supreme court to allow it to resume some abortion services after a lower-court judge rejected its appeal to prevent a near-total ban on abortions from taking effect on 7 July.