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Tennessee Abortion Law Requiring 48-Hour Waiting Period Struck Down

Tennessee Abortion Law Requiring 48-Hour Waiting Period Struck Down
An ultrasound machine sits next to an exam table in an examination room at abortion provider Whole Woman's Health of South Bend in South Bend, Indiana, on June 19, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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10/15/2020|Updated: 10/15/2020

A federal judge on Oct. 14 struck down a law in Tennessee that required women seeking abortions in the state to undergo a 48-hour waiting period, calling it “gratuitously demeaning.”

The law, which went into effect in 2015, required women to receive in-person counseling from abortion providers and wait at least two days before having an abortion.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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