Tennessee
Status of Abortion:
Legal
for mothers.
Illegal
for abortionists.
Tennessee’s trigger law went into effect following the overturn of Roe. The law (Tenn. Code § 39-15-213) makes performing an abortion a class C felony for the abortionist. The law exempts mothers who perform their own abortions from any criminal liability: “This section does not subject the pregnant woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted to criminal conviction or penalty.” Tennessee women can still order abortion pills online and perform their own abortions without any possibility of legal ramifications.
Abolition History:
No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Tennessee.
Abolitionist Legislators & Candidates
Anti-Abolitionist Legislators
Legislators supporting BOTH Abolition AND Incremental Legislation
Current Abolitionist Legislation
Legislative Calendar
Annual Regular Sessions begin in January and are limited to 90 legislative days
Legislative Deadlines:
Deadlines will be posted as they become available
Legislative Branch
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Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Congressional Delegation
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