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Tenn. A.G. Slatery Responds to Sixth Circuit Decision Upholding 48 Hour Waiting Period for Abortions
August 06, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 6 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news on Aug. 5, 2021:

Today the full Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Tennessee's 48-hour waiting period for abortions is constitutional. The Court's ruling reverses the district court's decision in Bristol Regional Women's Center v. Slatery.

In its opinion, the Court recognized that, "before making life's big decisions, it is often wise . . .

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