Nation ‘Here we go again.’ Federal judge blocks Mississippi’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion law May 24, 2019May 24, 2019Geoff Pender and Bracey Harris, Mississippi Clarion LedgerComments Off on ‘Here we go again.’ Federal judge blocks Mississippi’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion law The law would have banned abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, when a fetal heartbeat is detected.