SPLC: Mississippi’s HB 1523 is an Outrage; Gov. Phil Bryant Should Veto Toxic Bill

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The following statement regarding Mississippi bill HB 1523, the "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act” in the Mississippi Legislature is by Jody E. Owens, managing attorney in Mississippi at the Southern Poverty Law Center:

“HB 1523 is an outrage. Discrimination masking as 'religious freedom" is still discrimination. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant should follow Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal's lead and veto this toxic legislation. Enough is enough."


The Southern Poverty Law Center, based in Alabama with offices in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi, is a nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society. For more information, see www.splcenter.org.

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