A federal appeals court in Tennessee has declared the state can ban selective abortions due to Down syndrome, race, or gender, overturning a lower court ruling from earlier this year.
The lower court had issued their ruling hours after Gov. Bill Lee signed the legislation into law.
While the full law passed by the governor and state congress had other wide-sweeping bans on abortion – such as banning any after six weeks – the appeals court decision only applies to the Downs syndrome provision. The state will continue to fight abortion activists regarding the full law, but will proceed with enforcing bans on these selective abortions.
Over a dozen states have similar bans.
“Our law prohibits abortion based on the race, gender, or diagnosis of Down syndrome of the child and the court’s decision will save lives,” said Gov. Lee. “Protecting our most vulnerable Tennesseans is worth the fight.”
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