It is part of an escalation in activity in US courts as states seek to impose abortion restrictions.
The Mississippi "trigger law" was passed in 2007 and was contingent on the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade. Some 13 states had laws of this kind in place and have already severely curtailed or blocked abortion access in the weeks since.
But Judge Debbra Halford rejected the argument at a hearing on Tuesday. "The plain wording of the Mississippi Constitution does not mention abortion," she wrote in her decision.
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