Four years after Tennessee “trigger law,” poll shows Tennesseans favor abortion ban exceptions

By: Lisa Quigley, John Spragens

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 568

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Tuesday marked the anniversary of Tennessee’s so-called “trigger ban,” the extreme anti-abortion legislation that went into effect in 2022 when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to an abortion through 1972’s Roe v. Wade.

Tennessee law makes abortion a felony except in circumstances where the life of the mother is in danger or she faces serious bodily injury. That means no exceptions for rape, incest or the mental …

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