There are 4 article(s) tagged Francie Hunt:

• September 2022

  • Reproductive rights advocate walking across state to protest abortion ban

    Outside Planned Parenthood’s Memphis Health Center, supporters joined Francie Hunt on the first leg of her 538-mile trek across Tennessee to protest the state’s abortion ban. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 27, 2022

• January 2020

  • Proposed legislation would severely restrict abortion in Tennessee

    Republican Gov. Bill Lee recently announced a package of legislation designed to ban abortion in Tennessee.

    By Sam Stockard January 24, 2020

• February 2019

  • Lamar leading the fight against passage of fetal heartbeat bill

    State Rep. London Lamar, a Memphis Democrat, argues abortion restriction is "unconstitutional and inhuman" and would cost state taxpayers in litigation fees.

    By Sam Stockard February 25, 2019

• January 2019

  • Women’s March moves from streets to midterms and beyond

    A dozen local organizations rallied Saturday at Clayborn Temple in a follow up to last weekend’s Memphis Women’s March that focused on influencing the broad ideological course of state and federal government past the 2018 midterm elections.

    By Bill Dries January 26, 2019