More women join challenge to Tennessee’s abortion ban law

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More women have joined a Tennessee lawsuit challenging the state’s broad abortion ban that went into effect shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Three of the women added Monday to the Tennessee suit were denied abortions while experiencing severe pregnancy complications, forcing them to travel out of state to get the procedure. The Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing the plaintiffs, has also tweaked their complaint to also request an temporary injunction as the court case proceeds. The legal challenge is part of a handful lawsuits filed across the U.S. in Republican-dominant states seeking clarity on the circumstances that qualify patients to legally receive an abortion.