Tennessee lawmakers will reconvene in Nashville Tuesday for the 114th General Assembly. Their priorities are already clear.
In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families
Recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press has found that from the time a Tennessee woman gets pregnant, she faces greater obstacles to a healthy pregnancy, a healthy child and a financially stable family life than the average American mom.
Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action
The battles over abortion in the U.S. are increasingly focusing on the pills that are now the most common way pregnancies are ended. There’s a lawsuit aimed at rolling back federal approval for one of the drugs and states are considering laws to make them harder to obtain for abortion.
Tennesseans’ support for gun reform and abortion access rises. So does their support for lawmakers opposing those measures.
Public support for Tennessee politicians has risen in recent months, according to a Vanderbilt poll out Friday. However, the report also found that support is higher for measures that the Republican-controlled statehouse opposes, including abortion access and gun reform.
Tennessee statehouse races to keep an eye on as Election Day approaches
As early voting winds down Thursday, here are a few state races to watch this election season.
A Tennessee court is allowing some protections for abortions, but the threat of criminal penalties remains
Abortion rights supporters in Tennessee say a recent court ruling is a victory, but a small one. The ruling will protect emergency abortions in very limited situations.
Tennessee judges say doctors can’t be disciplined for providing emergency abortions
The Thursday ruling also outlined specific pregnancy-related conditions that would now qualify as “medical necessity exceptions” under the ban. The current law does not include exemptions for fetal anomalies or for victims of rape or incest.
Long lines and scarce parking: Tennesseans show out in droves for the first day of early voting
On the first day of early voting, Nashvillians came out in droves to cast their ballot for the 2024 election.
NashVillager Podcast: A shortage of doctors and what it means for Tennessee
Why are fewer people applying to med school in our state? Plus the local news for August 30, 2024.
Appeals court spikes Tennessee’s bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule
A federal appeals court has shot down Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure.
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