Tennessee women fight to block state’s abortion ban after being denied treatment for dangerous pregnancies
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A Tennessee court is hearing arguments today calling for a temporary block of the state’s abortion ban – months after a request filed by seven women who were denied abortions and two doctors who have been unable to perform the procedure. Attorneys have asked for “clarity” on the medical exceptions to the ban, referring to seven women who were “denied necessary and potentially life-saving medical care” because doctors are hamstrung by the law’s “vague” language. The ban, the group wrote, “is preventing pregnant women across Tennessee from receiving medically necessary abortion care, resulting in an ongoing public health crisis”. Nicole Blackmon is among plaintiffs suing Tennessee over its abortion ban’s exceptions for medical emergencies after she was denied life-saving abortion care in the state The nine plaintiffs — Nicole Blackmon, Allie Phillips, Katy Dulong, Monica Kelly, Kathryn Archer, Rebecca Milner, and Rachel Fulton and doctors Heather Maune and Laura Andreson — are seeking a permanent block on the state’s abortion ban.