The only abortion clinic in Mississippi, nicknamed The Pink House by patients and supporters, has closed its doors after triggering the legal process that led to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade.

‘Today is a hard day for all of us @ the last abortion provider in Mississippi,’ tweeted the Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Wednesday afternoon.

‘It is our last day fighting against all the odds – of being there when no other providers would or could.

‘We are proud of the work we have done here. Thank U for all your support.’

On June 24, when the Supreme Court issued its decision reversing Roe, Diane Derzis, the owner of Jackson Women’s Health Organization, vowed that clinic staff will continue with their mission ‘because that’s our spirit, that’s what we do, we do abortion’.

‘The Pink House, while it’s a wonderful building, is just a building,’ Derzis told Metro.co.uk.

‘The Pink House – we’ll have pink houses all over this country.’

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