Approved by state lawmakers more than seven years ago, the first phase of a granite memorial honoring unborn children appears to be underway and is slated for installation on the grounds of the Tennessee Capitol on June 24.
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The privately funded memorial is expected to resemble a cemetery marker and will feature language reflecting grief and sorrow, the outlet reported.
Bowling said the memorial will be larger than a typical cemetery marker and described the space as one meant for “reflection, for remembrance, for closure for some people.”
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Critics have also questioned whether placing the memorial on Capitol grounds amounts to the state endorsing a specific viewpoint on abortion, arguing it could further deepen divisions in the ongoing debate over reproductive rights.
“This is a very divisive issue, and just for that reason alone, it should not be something we’re memorializing up at the Capitol,” Rep. Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville, said, per WTVF.
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Bowling dismissed the rhetoric, defending the memorial by pointing to its support from both chambers of the legislature.
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Bowling said fundraising efforts for the project will resume, with additional proceeds going toward flowers to be placed at the marker, WTVF reported.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Tennessee secretary of state’s communications team for comment.
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