Planned Parenthood hopes change will come in November [Video]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It’s no secret that Tennessee has one of the strictest abortion laws on the books.

Planned Parenthood is launching what they are calling a campaign aimed at reshaping policy, starting with legislators. On Monday, the organization held a press conference at the state Capitol. There, they announced that the organization is focusing on voting out who they call ‘anti-abortion’ state legislators during the general election.

“It’s going to take new tactics to restore balance in the state of Tennessee,” Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood board member John Spragens said. “We have to flip some seats.”

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The general assembly has long been a Republican majority, in both the Senate and the House.

“Stopping the supermajority in Tennessee is not going to be easy,” CEO of TN Advocates of Planned Parenthood Ashley Coffield said. “We have a plan this year to flip four seats and three after …