Tennessee

“A Presbyterian was burnt in effigy, a Methodist was shot in the leg, and that’s just the start of the story of this constitutional prohibition.” - C.Today

“On the last day of the Tennessee General Assembly legislative session, a sweeping pro-life bill went from near extinction to becoming law.” - BPNews

“Titled ‘New evidence on the effects of mandatory waiting periods for abortion’ and published last month, it was authored by Jason M. Lindo and Mayra Pineda-Torres of Texas A&M University.” - Christian Post

“The bill provides an exception for medical emergencies that may require an abortion.

“The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Tennessee’s Amendment 1 Monday (Oct. 1) by refusing to review a decision upholding the pro-life measure.” - BPNews

The law “requires that ‘undefined words be given their natural and ordinary meaning, without forced or subtle construction that would limit or extend the meaning of the language, except when a contrary intention is clearly manifest.’” Jurist