At a rally in Nashville, Planned Parenthood organizer Julie Edwards looked out at some of the “back alley abortion” imagery on signs, including bloody coat hangers. But Edwards told the crowd, driven into the streets by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on abortion rights, that it’s not like the old days before Roe v. Wade.
With abortions halted in Tennessee, providers focus on helping patients travel
But there’s already a public effort to throw up roadblocks: Anti-abortion activists say their next legislative fight is trying to limit abortions across state lines.
Planned Parenthood may have performed its last abortion in Tennessee
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.
How Tennessee’s Planned Parenthood providers are preparing for the end of abortion access
Ashley Coffield, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, told reporters on Friday that they are booked with patients through July 1, and are trying to see people as quickly as they can before a ban goes into effect.
Examining the local impact of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health this morning, overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to abortion.
Myth-busting: Plan B is still legal in Tennessee, despite a viral tweet that says otherwise
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.
Nashville women share their abortion stories at a rally against impending Tennessee ban
The looming end to legal abortions in Tennessee drew a crowd who repeatedly cursed the U.S. Supreme Court. Hundreds rallied outside the federal courthouse in Nashville Tuesday night, less than 24 hours after Politico reported the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.
Tennessee abortion providers are hiring ‘navigators’ to assist in getting to abortion-friendly states
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.
As more women seek abortion pills, Tennessee lawmakers are cracking down on them
Tennessee’s legislature is joining a few other Republican-led states in advancing new restrictions on abortion pills, which have grown more common than surgical abortions. A bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party line vote Tuesday night would add criminal penalties.
Investigators suspect arson in Knoxville Planned Parenthood fire
The fire that destroyed a Knoxville Planned Parenthood on New Year’s Eve was intentionally set. That’s the conclusion of an investigation by the Knoxville Fire Department.
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