TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jun 29, 2026

On the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Tennessee lawmakers unveiled a new monument at the State Capitol honoring the unborn, News Channel 9 reports. The court's 2022 decision allowed states to set their own abortion laws and triggered Tennessee's Human Life Protection Act, which bans nearly all elective abortions in the state. The Tennessee Monument to Unborn Children is located on the southeast side of the Capitol grounds. Lawmakers said the monument recognizes unborn children whose lives ended through abortion and serves as a place for reflection and remembrance. The monument was approved by the General Assembly in 2018 and was funded entirely through private donations.