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  Tennessee Right to Life would like has thanked Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for signing into law House Bill 883 / Senate Bill 745 which will clarify but not weaken the Human Life Protection Act.  The measure passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate this session with bipartisan support and will allow Tennessee law to continue to protect the right to life of all unborn children in Tennessee. With the Governor’s signature, the measure goes into ef...

Former Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice William M. "Mickey" Barker died Monday at the age of 81.

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- Tennessee's "trigger" law banning abortions went into effect Thursday, making providing abortions a felony in the state. The Tennessee nea

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee’s “trigger” law banning abortions went into effect Thursday, making providing abortions a felony in the state. The Tennessee near-total abortion ban, which was enacted in 2019, criminalizes performing or attempting to perform an abortion, only making exceptions for cases where it […]

Tennessee's 2019 "trigger" law banning abortion went into effect on Wednesday, criminalizing providing the procedure.

Tennessee lawmakers remain unclear about how the Tennessee Incentives for Student Achievement Act (TISA) will fund students.

The Human Life Protection Act, which bans abortions in Tennessee, will take effect August 25, Attorney General Herbert Slatery announced.

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III said Tuesday he formally started the 30-day countdown before the trigger law effectively banning abortions takes effect

The 30-day countdown to Tennessee enacting one of the strictest abortion laws began Tuesday following a final judgment filed in the U.S. Supreme Court

The 30-day countdown to Tennessee enacting one of the strictest abortion laws began Tuesday following a final judgment filed in the U.S. Supreme Court