Tennessee has adopted narrow exceptions to the state’s abortion ban. Gov. Bill Lee signed the legislation into law Friday, which will allow doctors to perform an abortion if it saves the life of the patient. The law doesn’t make exceptions for rape or incest.
Narrow exceptions to Tennessee’s abortion ban are heading to the governor’s desk
Tennessee’s Senate has passed narrow exceptions to the state’s abortion ban, which is among the strictest in the country. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk.
As abortion access disappears in Tennessee, a nonprofit that offers free long-acting birth control sees demand spike
Demand for long-acting contraceptives has spiked this year as abortion access vanishes in Tennessee. One nonprofit in Nashville has seen nearly twice as many patients compared to the previous year.
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.
Protestors who blocked a Mt. Juliet abortion clinic in 2021 have been charged with federal crimes
A group of anti-abortion protestors face felony charges for trying to block patients from entering a Mt. Juliet abortion clinic last year. The indictment, unsealed Wednesday, alleges that the 11 protestors met and organized over social media, before staging a blockade at the carafem health clinic.
A 15-week federal abortion ban has the support of two Tennessee Republicans in Congress
Several Republicans in Tennessee’s federal delegation say they are open to a proposed federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks. The federal legislation would still leave Tennessee’s full abortion ban intact.
Sen. Graham’s proposed federal abortion ban would still allow for stricter bans like Tennessee’s
The federal abortion restrictions proposed this week by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham would still allow Tennessee’s all-out ban to be enforced. The 15-week restriction would just be the starting point.
Navigating birth control in Tennessee’s post-Roe world
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?
Looking at birth control access in Middle Tennessee
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?
How religious liberty could be used to challenge Tennessee’s abortion ban
Making a case for religious liberty may be one of the few ways Tennessee’s abortion ban could be effectively challenged in court. Lawsuits using religious liberty arguments have been filed in several states, including Florida and Texas, though not yet in Tennessee.
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