Near-total abortion ban takes effect in 30 days, but a ‘heartbeat bill’ could come sooner
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery speaks at a press conference Friday, June 24, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has caused a number of states’ “trigger laws” banning abortion to take effect, including Tennessee’s. The state’s attorney general wants another abortion ban, a six-week “heartbeat bill,” to become law sooner than the trigger law.
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Herbert Slatery Tennessee abortion law Trigger law Roe vs. WadeIan Round
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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