Tennessee’s rigid anti-abortion policies lost the state millions of dollars in family planning funding under the Biden Administration. Experts say it’s not easy to predict what the Trump Administration will do about it.
Republican incumbent Rep. Jeff Burkhart reelected, fending off challenge from mother forced to travel for a medically necessary abortion
Republican incumbent Jeff Burkhart has been reelected to the Tennessee House, defeating political newcomer Allie Phillips. More: ‘I have to be the change that I need to see.’ Meet three first-time candidates running for the Tennessee House in 2024 Phillips decided to run for office after she had to travel out of state for a […]
A Sevierville woman was among 100 pregnant people who didn’t get necessary ER care post-Dobbs, report shows
A pregnant Tennessee woman didn’t get essential care from a Sevierville hospital when she was discharged with an infection in her arm, a new analysis shows.
Tennessee woman gets over 3 years in prison for blocking clinic access during protest
A Tennessee woman has been sentenced to over three years in prison for using threats and violence to interfere with the operation of a New York City reproductive health center in the early days of the pandemic in 2020.
Here are 10 notable new laws taking effect July 1 in Tennessee
Starting July 1, more than 100 new laws take effect in Tennessee. Altogether, lawmakers passed more than 500 new laws, but some will be enacted throughout the year.
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workers
A lawsuit challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions lacks standing, a federal judge in Arkansas ruled on Friday.
Seven Tennessee women were denied medically necessary abortions. They just had their first day in court.
The Center for Reproductive Rights, seven patients and two doctors are arguing that Tennesseans are being wrongfully denied medically needed abortions because state law vagueness leaves doctors in the lurch.
Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion
In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws’ exceptions are dangerously unclear, resulting in denied treatment to some pregnant women in need.
The year after a denied abortion
Mayron Hollis nearly died giving birth, but that was only the beginning. She got pregnant in Tennessee in 2022 after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. She didn’t have money to travel out of state, so she continued the pregnancy.
As Tennessee lawmakers continue cracking down on abortion, concern about medical record privacy grows
As Tennessee’s abortion restrictions continue to evolve, there is growing concern about how much privacy the law gives to patients who travel from this state to clinics where abortion is unrestricted, like the one in Carbondale, Illinois.
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