Gov. Bill Lee signed off on banning abortions once fetal heartbeat detected, or when based on race, sex or Down syndrome
A pro-choice activist and Memphis mayoral candidate Tami Sawyer, protests in downtown Memphis during a"Stop Abortion Bans Day of Action" rally hosted by the Tennessee chapter of Planned Parenthood in Tennessee on May 21, 2019.Tennessee will not be allowed to enforce one of the strictest abortion bans in the country as a legal battle over the measure’s constitutionality moves through court, a federal judge ruled Friday.
“This Court leaves debate about Roe, Casey and their progeny to the learned jurists on the Supreme Court, legal scholars, legislators and the public — a debate that remains lively and important,” Campbell wrote.“The Tennessee General Assembly passed, and Governor Lee ultimately signed, a law that criminalizes the provision of abortions in Tennessee once a fetal heartbeat is detected or when an abortion is sought for specified reasons,” he added.
The law also includes a prohibition on abortion based on race, sex or diagnosis of Down syndrome. The court blocked that provision as well. The bill was passed by Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Statehouse during the final hours of the annual legislative session back in June. Most of the public was asleep when lawmakers advanced the bill. Campbell wrote that the Statehouse crafted a bill without “precision.”
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