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Ashley Coffield

Planned Parenthood may have performed its last abortion in Tennessee

Blake Farmer

June 27, 2022

Updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. Planned Parenthood clinics in Tennessee have stopped providing abortions because of the legal uncertainty around state law. The clinics in Nashville and Memphis did not resume operations Monday as scheduled, even though the federal appeals court had not yet acted on the state’s 6-week abortion ban.

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Ashley Coffield, Planned Parenthood

Tennessee abortion providers are hiring ‘navigators’ to assist in getting to abortion-friendly states

Blake Farmer

May 3, 2022

Planned Parenthood
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Tennessee’s top abortion provider is stepping up efforts to help residents get abortions even if they’re banned in the state. Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi is hiring “navigators” to help patients travel to nearby states.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Ashley Coffield, Planned Parenthood

After Another Legal Setback, A Tennessee Anti-Abortion Group Wants To Re-Evaluate Their Strategy

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

June 29, 2020

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A U.S. Supreme Court decision is being described as a “small victory” for abortion rights supporters in Tennessee, and it’s causing a leading anti-abortion group to call for a reset on opponents’ strategy.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Ashley Coffield, Brian Harris, Planned Parenthood, Tennessee Right to Life, U.S. Supreme Court

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