TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 30, 2020

A federal judge in Nashville yesterday blocked a new law that requires abortion providers to offer certain information to women seeking abortions while the law is challenged in court. District Judge William Campbell found that those bringing suit against the state “demonstrated a strong or substantial likelihood of success” on their claims that the law violates the First Amendment. The law, which was to go into effect on Thursday, requires abortion providers to inform women that chemical abortions may be reversed after the first treatment is taken. The plaintiffs question the scientific merit of such statements, the Nashville Scene reports.