Some women ready to leave Tennessee over abortion ban

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Good morning, everyone. This is reporter Rachel Wegner, here with your Daily Briefing.

Laura Brown just bought an East Nashville condo, but now she's plotting a move to D.C. Sandra O'Connor just turned down her dream job in Memphis, opting to stay in Michigan. Jennifer Rader is planning a move to Europe with her daughter.

All three pointed to the same reason: Tennessee’s abortion ban — which makes no exception for rape or incest — set to take effect Thursday. The overturning of Roe v. Wade set off a wave of abortion restrictions nationwide, including Tennessee.

“I can’t stay here,” Brown, a Tennessee native, said. “I’m sick and heartbroken over it."

Read more of the conversations investigative reporter Josh Keefe had with women wrestling over plans to live in Tennessee, along with a closer look at what the new law means.

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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Women shift plans over abortion ban