WATN: Adoptive father of two works to improve Tennessee adoption, foster policies

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Jeremy Harrell is not only a father of his biological son and two girls he adopted – but a former public service worker who believes the Supreme Court’s historical decision to reverse Roe v. Wade makes his mission more critical.  

Curly-haired Ruby was adopted by the Harrell family officially in 2021. 

Like many families who make the life-changing decision – the adoptive process came with hurdles.  

“From the time we started our home study, to the time they finalized, our adoption in court took about three years," said Harrell. "There would be a number of things during that process where I would just ask the question, why do we do this, this way?” 

After previously doing policy work in former Gov. Bill Haslam’s office and also with Sen. Lamar Alexander, it was those questions that led Jeremy to get involved and eventually create the Adoption Project… Keep reading from WATN (with video) >