Tennessee residents have been traveling out of state for abortion care since the state’s ban went into effect. A new study looks at where they tend to go.
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.
With abortion mostly outlawed in the South, patients and clinics are crossing state lines
People seeking abortions are faced with increased costs of travel, time off work and childcare.
Nashville’s closest abortion clinic is now a three-hour drive away
An abortion clinic in southern Illinois saw its first patients Tuesday. The town of Carbondale is the closest place to get an abortion for many in neighboring states — like Tennessee — that have banned the procedure.
For now, Tennessee residents needing abortions will have to travel as far as St. Louis or Chicago
It will still be a month or more before abortions are available within a three-hour drive of Nashville. Clinics in Carbondale, Ill., are still under construction, even as Tennessee’s total abortion ban takes effect this week.
Thousands of elderly Tennesseans could get access to home health care, starting July 1
The legislature expanded the home-based programs this spring in response to a recent study by the Tennessee Comptroller.
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