Tennesseans react to Supreme Court decision on abortion
Protesters cheered at the honks coming from cars at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and McLean Boulevard after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade June 24, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Dozens of protesters packed all sides of the intersection of Poplar Avenue and McLean Boulevard to speak out against the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Alexandra DeMartini protests for abortion rights at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and McLean Boulevard on June 24, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Mozzarella the dog looks up at his owner, Jessica Mikulski, as she demonstrates at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and McLean Boulevard on June 24, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Libby Skolnik leads a chant at a protest at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and McLean Boulevard on June 24, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Leah Tucker waves at honking cars during a protest at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and McLean Boulevard on June 24, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Many cars showed their support for protesters at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and McLean Boulevard on June 24, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Rachel Maxann stands at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and McLean Boulevard on June 24, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Responses to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday, June 24, overturning the nearly 50-year old Roe v. Wade decision fall along party lines in Memphis and across Tennessee.
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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn U.S. Rep. David Kustoff Roe v. Wade Herbert Slatery Trigger law Gov. Bill Lee Abortion U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen Hendrell Remus U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty State Rep. Karen Camper State Sen. Raumesh Akbari Jason MartinBill Dries on demand
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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