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In Tennessee, Near-Total Ban On Abortion To Take Effect Within Weeks
The Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health immediately suspended all future appointments on Friday.

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The Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health immediately suspended all future appointments on Friday.

CHOICES – the Memphis Center for Reproductive Health will soon end abortion services for its predominantly African-American clientele.
Earlier that morning, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery filed an emergency motion seeking to lift a stay on a 6-week abortion ban.
The move to host the 2024 event gets bipartisan support.
David Baker, a minister and former volunteer chaplain at the Maury County Jail, filed the suit.
Communities across Tennessee, including Nashville, celebrate the new federal holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States.
A convicted drug dealer from Chattanooga is accused of submitting fake forms to garner a PPP loan for a nonexistent construction business.
Without identification and a permanent address, evictees may find it hard to vote.
Without identification and a permanent address, evictees may find it hard to vote.
He will face independent candidate William Holladay in the August 4 general election for school board and county commission.
The new law, which goes into effect July 1, would outlaw smoking at age 21-and-over venues, including the legendary Fran's East Side.
The two separate lawsuits were filed on behalf of girls that attended Sylvan Park Paideia Elementary and Carter-Lawrence Elementary.
More than 1,500 people in Nashville Saturday advocating for stronger gun laws as part of the national March for Our Lives movement.
Both challenges hinged on allegations of crossover voting in Republican primaries by Democratic voters.
Also in this week's Stockard on the Stump: Robby Starbuck is back on the 5th Congressional District ballot.
Also in this week's Stockard on the Stump: Franklin businessman Robby Starbuck is back on the 5th Congressional District ballot.
Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, considers the legislation nothing but grandstanding for right-wing voters.
Also in this week's Stockard on the Stump: Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis) is featured in a documentary on life sentences for juveniles.
Greg Siskind, a Memphis-based immigration attorney, said the class-action suit will primarily focus on Indian nationals.
The short film focuses on a case in Knoxville where a 16-year-old defendant received a 51-year prison sentence.