Opinion: A local law professor on why she supports the overturning of Roe v Wade
Lynda Wray Black
Lynda Wray Black is a law professor at the University of Memphis who teaches and writes in the area of reproductive rights. She is a graduate of Yale Law School.
Guest column: “For anyone seeking the truth about the abortion decision, I encourage you to push through the noise and ignore the political rhetoric.”
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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. Near-total abortion ban takes effect in 30 days, but a ‘heartbeat bill’ could come sooner The closest state to Memphis with abortion access? Illinois.Related Stories:
Near-total abortion ban takes effect in 30 days, but a ‘heartbeat bill’ could come sooner
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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