Near-total abortion ban to take effect Aug. 25
Several hundred protestors participated in a march for Planned Parenthood in Downtown Memphis in May. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
The Supreme Court issued its judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Tuesday, initiating the 30-day countdown on Tennessee’s abortion ban.
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Abortion Herbert Slatery Roe v. 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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