The federal abortion restrictions proposed this week by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham would still allow Tennessee’s all-out ban to be enforced. The 15-week restriction would just be the starting point.
More Tennessee women are registering to vote. Polling suggests abortion is the reason.
The New York Times reported noticeable gains in women registering to vote in several states, including key swing states like Pennsylvania and Ohio. Numbers in Tennessee show that could be happening here, too.
Looking at birth control access in Middle Tennessee
In the wake of the Roe v. Wade decision, a lot of people were left wondering: What does this mean for access to birth control and emergency contraception?
For years, teens came to Nashville to ask for a judge’s permission to get abortions instead of telling their parents. That’s done, leaving ‘zero options.’
For years in Tennessee, teens have traveled to Nashville to get a judge’s approval for an abortion, instead of asking their parents. But that’s no longer an option, and that leaves young people with few places to turn.
How religious liberty could be used to challenge Tennessee’s abortion ban
Making a case for religious liberty may be one of the few ways Tennessee’s abortion ban could be effectively challenged in court. Lawsuits using religious liberty arguments have been filed in several states, including Florida and Texas, though not yet in Tennessee.
Metro councilmembers pitch $500K grant for abortion access and sex education
Nashville leaders are responding to a total ban on abortions that’s now taken effect in Tennessee. The law is one of the strictest in the country with no exceptions for rape or incest.
Advocates for rape survivors begin lobbying effort to add exceptions to Tennessee’s strict abortion ban
The Sexual Assault Center in Nashville is launching a campaign directed at Republican state lawmakers to allow abortion for rape and incest, even though they’ve shown almost no interest in exceptions to the law.
Vanderbilt makes certain policy changes to ‘mitigate’ harm from Tennessee’s all-out abortion ban
Vanderbilt University Medical Center says it is changing some policies in order to “mitigate” concerns about health and equity created by Tennessee’s abortion ban.
We surveyed every state lawmaker on adding rape and incest exceptions to Tennessee’s abortion law. Only Democrats responded.
A new abortion ban took effect this week in Tennessee. Unlike some other state bans, it doesn’t include any exceptions for rape and incest. We wanted to find out if lawmakers were open to changes, so we asked. But only Democrats were willing to respond.
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