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.
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.
One Fort Campbell veteran is on a mission to share the healing powers of flowers
A new horticulture therapy program at UT is helping veterans destress through gardening.
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.
Some Nashville churches that applauded the abortion decision kept their celebrations muted this weekend
Catholics and evangelicals have been waiting for Roe v. Wade to be overturned since it became the law of the land. But this weekend was not much of a pep rally for those who have advocated most strongly against abortions.
Hundreds gather in downtown Nashville to protest SCOTUS decision striking Roe v. Wade
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Historic Metro Courthouse in downtown Nashville on Friday evening to protest the end of legal abortions in Tennessee.
Nashville’s DA has said he won’t prosecute abortion providers, but that might not make a difference in Tennessee
Nashville’s District Attorney Glenn Funk has previously stated that he won’t prosecute abortion providers in the city. Now, he’ll soon have to follow through on that promise.
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.
Raging or rejoicing, Tennessee lawmakers take to Twitter after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
After the news broke Friday morning that the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion ending federal protections for abortion, Tennessee lawmakers — both Republican and Democrat — shared their strong opinions in the space of 280 characters or less on Twitter.
Abortions in Tennessee are screeching to a halt due to legal uncertainty; AG files motion to enact 6-week ban sooner
Because of the uncertainty, Planned Parenthood clinics are trying to see patients in Memphis and Nashville through the weekend, but may not be able to at all after that.