Bristol, a town with about 44,000 people, sits on the border of Tennessee and Virginia. The main street splits the two states. In Tennessee, abortion is illegal since a 2022 Supreme Court decision. In Virginia, abortion remains legal. This made Bristol Women's Health Clinic move just under a mile across into Virginia. Now the clinic faces a threat of eviction from its landlords, brothers Chase and Chadwick King. The court will hear the clinic's lease dispute on 22 December 2023. Lawyers say the clinic has the right to renew their lease for six more years. If the landlord wins, the clinic must find a new location. This is not the first eviction attempt. The landlords claimed the clinic hid its abortion services, which the clinic denies. Last year the court dismissed the case, stating the clinic’s abortion services are openly stated online. Clinic owner Diana Derzis hopes to keep the clinic in Bristol but says there are limited other places suitable in Virginia. Barbara Schwartz, co-founder of the State Line Abortion Access Partnership (SLAAP), calls losing the clinic a "blow" to abortion access. Many from southern states travel to Bristol's clinic because it is the closest legal option. Anti-abortion activists also use local laws to try to block the clinic from expanding. Victoria Cobb of the Family Foundation says Bristol is at the "epicentre of the debate". They want to prevent Bristol becoming an abortion hub. Bristol’s city council looked into zoning rules but found no power to block a medical clinic. Texas pastor Mark Lee Dickson leads another effort to shut the clinic using an old federal law banning abortion-related mail materials. His plan is yet to be voted on but he remains hopeful. SLAAP co-founder Kimberly Smith says the town’s split politics attracts activists aiming to weaken abortion rights in a blue state’s red area. Despite ongoing challenges, clinic supporters and opponents both remain determined. Dickson told the BBC, "As long as the cries of unborn babies are silenced in Bristol there will be an effort to push the City Council to fulfil their obligation to protect unborn Bristolians."