If Roe v. Wade is overturned, two pathways will determine when Tennessee's abortion ban starts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : In 2019, Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi performed 4,742 abortions, 98% of which were for women at or after six weeks since their last menstrual period.
50% : In their filings, the attorneys for the abortion providers note that "although patients tend to seek abortion as early in their pregnancy as they can, people have menstrual cycles of different lengths." See photos: 'Bans off Knoxville' demonstration draws hundreds opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade More: WJBE radio, a cultural touch point for Black listeners, fights FCC move to strip license
47% : The plaintiffs in the case contend the 2020 law would bar the vast majority of their patients from accessing abortion.
43% : The Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health, which provides approximately 1,300 abortions in Tennessee each year, reported 95% of its patients underwent abortion after six weeks and no longer would be able to have a legal abortion in Tennessee.
38% : Abortion providers including Planned Parenthood, along with the American Civil Liberties Union and other abortion rights groups, filed a lawsuit against the bill.

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