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A man stands in the middle of Broadway to take a picture, where the streets and sidewalks are normally filled Monday, March 23, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. More cities and counties in Tennessee have issued strict orders for nonessential businesses to shut down temporarily and people to stay at home as much as possible to curb the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

A man stands in the middle of Broadway to take a picture, where the streets and sidewalks are normally filled Monday, March 23, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. More cities and counties in Tennessee have issued strict orders for nonessential businesses to shut down temporarily and people to stay at home as much as possible to curb the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

March 25, 2020

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Tennessee gov hopes no 'elective' abortions with virus order
March 25, 2020 5:39 p.m.

Tennessee gov hopes no 'elective' abortions with virus order

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's "hope and expectation" is that there will be no "elective" abortions performed in the state under an executive order that bars non-essential medical procedures to free up protective equipment for hospitals treating the coronavirus, his spokesman said Wednesday.