A new abortion ban took effect this week in Tennessee. Unlike some other state bans, it doesn’t include any exceptions for rape and incest. We wanted to find out if lawmakers were open to changes, so we asked. But only Democrats were willing to respond.
How doctors carry the greatest legal risk under Tennessee’s total abortion ban
More than 30 years ago, when Dr. Carolyn Thompson chose to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology, she had little thought of Roe v. Wade being overturned.
Two months after Roe v. Wade’s fall, Tennessee’s full abortion ban takes effect
It’s Day One of Tennessee’s full abortion ban. Our reporters are on the ground reporting on what that looks like.
Tennessee’s abortion law does not contain the lifesaving ‘exception’ you may think it does, lawyers say
When Tennessee’s abortion ban was originally introduced, lawmakers said the legislation included an exception for the life of the mother. But lawyers say the reality of the law is much more complicated.
Abortion is just the latest dividing line between Bristol, Tenn., and Bristol, Va.
BRISTOL, Tenn. and BRISTOL, Va. — The community of Bristol is proud to straddle the border between two states. Tennessee flags fly on the south side of State Street, Virginia flags on the north. A series of plaques down the middle of the main downtown thoroughfare mark the twin cities’ divide. A large sign at […]
Legal challenges to Tennessee’s trigger abortion ban are unlikely. Here’s why.
In other states, groups like the American Civil Liberties Union or abortion providers have brought lawsuits to try to stop or slow trigger abortion bans. But, we’re unlikely to see that type of challenge in Tennessee.
Biden executive order could provide some small protections for Tennesseans seeking abortions
In most cases, abortion is expected to become completely illegal after fertilization in Tennessee in mid-August.
Abortion medication goes underground in Tennessee
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.
Explainer: How the Dobbs decision affects Tennesseans’ reproductive options
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health has already dramatically changed the landscape for abortion rights in Tennessee. Here’s an explanation of what’s changed in Tennessee and the services that are still available.
How anti-abortion advocates have used the language of racial justice for their cause
Terms such as “genocide” and links to racial justice movements are often used by abortion opponents, but support for abortion remains strong among Black Americans.
On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM