A Tennessee state Democratic lawmaker and reproductive rights activist have filed a lawsuit challenging a new statute designed to ban adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission.
Progressive candidates are increasingly sharing their own abortion stories after Roe’s demise
A growing number of progressive candidates are choosing to tell their own abortion stories. And they’re doing so more frequently in states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The year after a denied abortion
Mayron Hollis nearly died giving birth, but that was only the beginning. She got pregnant in Tennessee in 2022 after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. She didn’t have money to travel out of state, so she continued the pregnancy.
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.
Post-Roe v. Wade, more patients rely on early prenatal testing as states toughen abortion laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Utah, more of Dr. Cara Heuser’s maternal-fetal medicine patients are requesting early ultrasounds, hoping to detect serious problems in time to choose whether to continue the pregnancy or have an abortion. In North Carolina, more obstetrics patients of Dr. Clayton Alfonso and his colleagues are relying on early genetic screenings that […]
Overturning Roe v. Wade, one year later
It’s been nearly a year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade, which triggered Tennessee’s abortion ban. Now, Tennessee residents have to travel out of state for abortion care. This makes it financially and physically challenging for many to receive the healthcare they need. Since then, physicians, activists, and every day people have rallied […]
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.
What questions do you have about birth control in Tennessee?
This Is Nashville wants to know: What questions do you have about contraception?
Tennessee’s abortion ban has some employers rethinking benefits, and some employees looking to relocate
Lyndsay Kash works at the clothing shop Marine Layer in the 12 South shopping district. When she saw the news that Roe v. Wade was overturned, she was shocked.
An anti-abortion pregnancy center in Nashville was vandalized overnight
The FBI is joining a Nashville police investigation into an attempted arson at Hope Clinic for Women, which is known for discouraging its patients from seeking abortions. Local police say this is the first local act of vandalism related to the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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