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Ruling Temporarily Blocking Tennessee’s Abortion Ban Means Doctors Can Treat Patients Facing Dangerous Pregnancy Complications
In case brought by the Center, court outlines conditions in which abortion care is permitted and acknowledges that the ban’s medical exceptions are vague and confusing.
Tennessee Court Says Some Women Denied Abortions Should Have Received Them Under Law
10.18.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) – Last night, a three-judge panel of the Tennessee Chancery Court unanimously agreed that the unclear exception to Tennessee’s abortion ban is preventing women in the state from getting medically necessary abortion care. The court largely granted the plaintiffs’ request to temporarily block the state’s abortion ban as it applies to many […]
News Coverage: Hearing in Blackmon v. State of Tennessee
News and media highlights about the April 4 hearing.
Tennessee Medical Exceptions Case Hearing Scheduled for April 4
Watch a livestream of the hearing in Blackmon v. State of Tennessee.
More Women Join Abortion Lawsuit Against Tennessee
01.08.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, four more women came forward to join a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights against the state of Tennessee (Blackmon v. State of Tennessee). The lawsuit, one of four similar cases brought by the Center in cases with total abortion bans, asks the court to clarify the scope […]
