ACLU of Tennessee: Court Lets Part of Tennessee Abortion Ban Take Effect
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Today's ruling will allow the reason bans to take effect while litigation continues. The groups that brought this case have asked the court for a temporary restraining order blocking these reason bans once again, on the grounds that it is a violation of the constitutional right to abortion before viability. These bans inflict harm by peddling stigma around abortions and stereotypes of Asian Americans and Black and Brown communities, and by attempting to co-opt the mantle of disability rights.
"These bans are just another way anti-abortion politicians are attempting to limit the constitutional right to abortion care and to create stigma," said
"Today's ruling allows this abortion ban to remain in place while the case continues, and will cause immediate harm to Tennesseans in the middle of making deeply personal medical decisions," said
"It is shameful that the court would allow this abortion ban to take effect while the case continues. Unless the courts take further action, this harmful law will prohibit some Tennesseans from obtaining abortion," said
"This law is just another unconstitutional effort to ban abortion in our state. It does nothing to address the serious concerns of those with disabilities in our community or to ensure that people living with disabilities and their families have access to health care and other services they may need," said
More than a dozen states have passed similar reason bans.
This case was filed by the
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