Opinion: Tennessee voters should decide what happens with abortion
Jordan Carpenter
Jordan Carpenter is a lawyer based in Memphis. He is an Army veteran, a member of the Federalist Society, and the Fourth Vice-chairman of the Republican Party of Shelby County.
“Voters on both sides of this issue believe that lives are at stake, so it is the voters who should ultimately control the outcome of the debate.”
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