Trigger law would ban abortion in Tennessee if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
About 200 abortion-rights advocates marched in Downtown Memphis Saturday. if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, a Tennessee law banning abortions would go into effect. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Abortion access would be severely restricted in Tennessee if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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