Ellington

MADISON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say Dr. Joseph Booker Jr., who was once the only abortion practitioner in Mississippi, has been found dead at his home in Madison.

Police Capt. Kevin Newman says there were no signs of foul play or forced entry at Booker's home. The body has been sent to the state crime lab for an autopsy.

Newman says relatives asked police to check on the 69-year-old Booker after they had not heard from him in several days. He says officers found Booker's body about 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Booker at one time performed abortions in Gulfport and Jackson. Booker formerly practiced with Jackson Women's Health Organization, Mississippi's only abortion clinic, but the two parted ways when Booker filed a wrongful termination suit against the clinic in 2010.