Tennessee

Religious Liberty in the States Ranking

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7

with a total score of
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Tennessee

Religious Liberty in the States Ranking

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7

with a total score of
%
Tennessee

State Capitol,
Nashville, TN

Tennessee safeguards individual health-care providers and both private and public health-care institutions in their right to refuse participation in abortion, sterilization and contraceptive procedures. What else is Tennessee doing to safeguard religious liberty in 2022?

Safeguards

Religious Liberty in the States 2022 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.

For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2022, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.

Opportunity for Absentee Voting: Yes

Exemptions from Childhood Immunization Requirements: Yes

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Yes

Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: Yes

Tennessee

State Capitol,
Nashville, TN

Tennessee safeguards individual health-care providers and both private and public health-care institutions in their right to refuse participation in abortion, sterilization and contraceptive procedures. What else is Tennessee doing to safeguard religious liberty in 2022?

Safeguards

Religious Liberty in the States 2022 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.

For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2022, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.

Opportunity for Absentee Voting: Yes

Exemptions from Childhood Immunization Requirements: Yes

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Yes

Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: Yes