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Tennessee’s Title X family planning funding could change under a second Trump term

Catherine Sweeney

November 19, 2024

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.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: abortion rights, contraception, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Medicaid, reproductive health, Title X

Navigating birth control in Tennessee’s post-Roe world

Cynthia Abrams

August 31, 2022

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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? 

Filed Under: Abortion In Depth, Abortion Live Updates, Citizen Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: birth control, contraception

What questions do you have about birth control in Tennessee?

Cynthia Abrams

August 17, 2022

This Is Nashville wants to know: What questions do you have about contraception?

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, Citizen Nashville, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: birth control, contraception, Roe v. Wade

With Roe v. Wade gone, we want to hear your stories about getting healthcare in Middle Tennessee

WPLN Staff

August 1, 2022

We want to hear your stories about life after Roe v. Wade. Have you faced any obstacles receiving reproductive care, including contraceptives? Have you had to travel out of state to receive abortion care? Are you currently pregnant and concerned about giving birth in Tennessee?

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, abortion rights, birth control, contraception, pregnancy

Myth-busting: Plan B is still legal in Tennessee, despite a viral tweet that says otherwise

Blaise Gainey

May 9, 2022

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On social media, information that isn’t true sometimes spreads like wildfire. This happened over the weekend with a tweet claiming Plan B, a pill that prevents conception, had been banned in Tennessee.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, contraception, Plan B, Planned Parenthood

Southern Baptist Reaction To Hobby Lobby Decision: ‘Hallelujah’

Blake Farmer

June 30, 2014

The Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention is praising God for the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby, which challenged an Obamacare requirement to cover birth control. The denomination has been a vocal supporter of the Green family, which owns the for-profit retailer and are SBC members.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: contraception, Hobby Lobby, Southern Baptist Convention, Supreme Court

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