Bans Off Our Bodies: March in Defense of Abortion
Tennessee State Capitol
600 Charlotte Ave
Nashville, TN 37243

OUR RIGHT TO SAFE, LEGAL ABORTION IN TENNESSEE IS IN SERIOUS DANGER.
The Supreme Court has failed millions of Texans. In the dead of the night, the Supreme Court turned its back on 50 years of precedent, rendering Roe v. Wade effectively meaningless in Texas. The Supreme Court declined to block the 6-week ban, setting a scary precedent for future court decisions. This law gives anyone in the country, including curbside clinic protestors and abusive partners, the right to sue a Texan who helps someone get an abortion, with an incentive of at least $10,000.
If we don’t act now, Tennessee will be next. The legislature here in Tennessee has a “trigger law” put in place that automatically bans abortion as soon as Roe v. Wade is fully or partially overturned. Governor Bill Lee signed into law an abortion ban last year, which is currently held up in court. This means we are mere months away from a possible total abortion ban in Tennessee.
Join us to march from the State Capitol, to AT&T (who was the largest corporate donor to the sponsors of SB8, the TX abortion ban), and we'll end at the Federal Courthouse. The entire route is 1.2 miles.
In addition, the Supreme Court of the United States has taken on a case from Mississippi centered on a 15-week abortion ban. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, is the first major challenge to Roe v. Wade we have seen since significant shifts to our Supreme Court. The case is expected to be heard as early as December with a ruling in 2022.
It's time for us to fight back at a level we never have before. In order to protect our rights and have our voices heard, we have to show up, and show up LOUD. October 2 is days before the SCOTUS term. We are part of a national action, with marches in all 50 states, to let the world know we will NOT stand for judges and politicians controlling our bodies and medical decisions. The time to take action for your reproductive freedom is NOW.

Attendees should register at this link:
https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/tn-bans-off-our-bodies

*COVID19 is a public health issue. Masks required at this event.*