State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs has been the face of Mississippi’s COVID-19 response. Mississippi Today reporters Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Will Stribling spoke with Dr. Dobbs about his tenure at the health department, the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization abortion case, and what comes next for him after he leaves the health department in July.
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