HB1541 • 2026

Abortion; prohibit mail orders for medicine to induce.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE OR MAIL ORDER IN THIS STATE OF MEDICINES THAT CAUSE ANY ABORTION THAT IS PROHIBITED BY THE LAWS OF THIS STATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Abortion Crime

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Eubanks, Blackwell, Ford (73rd), Hall, Hurst, Mansell
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not provide specific details on penalties, only that it is a felony with potential fines and imprisonment.

Ban on Medicines for Abortion by Mail Order

This bill would make it illegal to manufacture or order medicines that cause abortion through the mail in Mississippi if such abortions are prohibited under state law.

What This Bill Does

Makes it against the law to create, sell, or send by mail any medicine used to end a pregnancy if such an abortion is not allowed under Mississippi laws.

Who It Names or Affects

People who make, sell, or send abortion-inducing medicines by mail.
Individuals seeking abortions using such medicines.

Terms To Know

Felony: A serious crime that can result in a prison sentence and large fines.
Mail order: Buying or ordering something through the mail instead of going to a store.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass, so it has no legal effect.
It does not specify what happens if someone orders such medicines from another state.

Bill History

2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/03 (H) Died In Committee
2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/19 (H) Referred To Judiciary B

Official Summary Text

Abortion; prohibit mail orders for medicine to induce.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

H. B. No. 1541 *HR31/R327* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Judiciary B
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Eubanks, Blackwell, Ford
(73rd), Hall, Hurst, Mansell

HOUSE BILL NO. 1541

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE OR MAIL ORDER IN THIS STATE OF MEDICINES 2
THAT CAUSE ANY ABORTION THAT IS PROHIBITED BY THE LAWS OF THIS 3
STATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. Section 97-3-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 6
amended as follows: 7
97-3-5. A person who manufactures, markets, mails, 8
distributes, transports, delivers, sells, lends, gives away, or in 9
any manner exhibits, or offers to manufacture, market, mail, 10
distribute, transport, deliver, sell, lend, or give away, or has 11
in his or her possession with intent to manufacture, market, mail, 12
distribute, transport, deliver, sell, lend, or give away, or 13
advertises or offers for sale, loan or distribution any instrument 14
or article, or any drug or medicine, for causing * * * an abortion 15
that is prohibited in this state; or who writes or prints, or 16
causes to be written or printed, a card, circular, pamphlet, 17
advertisement, or notice of any kind, or gives information orally, 18
stating when, where, how, of whom, or by what means such 19
H. B. No. 1541 *HR31/R327* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: Abortion; prohibit mail orders for medicine
to induce.
instrument, article or medicine can be purchased or obtained, or 20
who manufactures any such instrument, article or medicine, is 21
guilty of a * * * felony, and, * * * upon conviction, shall be 22
punished by a fine not less than * * * One Thousand Dollars 23
($1,000.00) nor more than * * * Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), 24
and by imprisonment in the * * * custody of the Department of 25
Corrections for not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) 26
years, or both. 27
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 28
and after July 1, 2026. 29