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Adam Shoop's avatar

I didn't realize there had been a favorable ruling providing temporary injunctive relief in the Blackmon v. TN medically necessary abortion case, I'm glad you linked that! I might do another 'docket review' column to break down the decision

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Leigh Anne's avatar

Thank you for your continued advocacy! Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the supermajority cares at all about the needs and wants of their constituents. I suspect they don't think their constituents are even paying attention, and I fear they may be right. Sadly, when I talk to my friends who say they don't "do politics," they are clueless about these horrible bills. They literally have no idea how the legislature works, nor do they know who represents them or what it takes to pass these laws. It helps to have concise, easy-to-read summaries like yours.

I wanted to add one more question to your list. Who pays? Who pays when people sue the state? Who pays the extra overhead for the state attorney general's office? Who pays if the state loses a monetary case? Who pays if a woman from another state is denied treatment in TN and sues the state? TN proclaims itself to be "the place" for tourism. How long before pregnant women and their partners and doctors discourage them from coming to TN during pregnancy? My understanding is that we, the taxpayers, eventually pay. If the state loses their case, funds come from the state treasury which ultimately comes from tax dollars. If tourism declines, those tax dollars that are allocated to so many other projects decline, too.

If you can't appeal to people's sense of compassion and humanity, then maybe we appeal to what seems to be the only thing some people care about...their pocketbooks.

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