TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 18, 2025

The state attorney general’s office has issued subpoenas seeking abortion-related information from four Tennessee hospitals as part of an ongoing lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion ban, The Tennessean reports. The subpoenas, filed earlier this year, request broad information including the number of abortions performed, policies and guidelines under the law, and documents and communications relating to abortion care. A protective order bars the information from being used outside of the lawsuits. The hospitals have objected to the subpoenas, citing patient privacy laws and other concerns. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by a group of Tennessee women, argues their lives were endangered after they were denied emergency abortions under the state's ban. They say the law is vague and that physicians are refusing to perform medically necessary abortions out of fear of legal repercussions. The case is scheduled for trial next year.