Planned Parenthood, Choices warn of ‘scary time’ near Dobbs anniversary
June 24 will mark one year since the court issued its judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established abortion as a federally-protected right. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“One year ago, Tennessee faced an instant health emergency for pregnant people when we became a forced birth state,” said Ashley Coffield, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi.
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Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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