There are 43 article(s) tagged Abortion:

• June 2022

  • Opinion: A local law professor on why she supports the overturning of Roe v Wade

    Guest column: “For anyone seeking the truth about the abortion decision, I encourage you to push through the noise and ignore the political rhetoric.”

    By Lynda Wray Black June 29, 2022

  • Planned Parenthood suspends abortion services in Tennessee

    “This decision was not made lightly,” said Ashley Cofield, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi. “And it’s due to Tennessee’s legal landscape, which is extremely hostile to abortion access.” 

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    By Aisling Mäki June 28, 2022

  • The closest state to Memphis with abortion access? Illinois.

    Between state abortion bans taking effect and the opening of a Choices clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, the closest facilities are in the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis.

    By Ian Round June 25, 2022

  • Tennesseans react to Supreme Court decision on abortion

    Responses to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday, June 24, overturning the nearly 50-year old Roe v. Wade decision fall along party lines in Memphis and across Tennessee.

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    Near-total abortion ban takes effect in 30 days, but a ‘heartbeat bill’ could come sooner

    The closest state to Memphis with abortion access? Illinois.

    By Bill Dries, Ian Round, Aisling Mäki June 25, 2022

  • Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

    States are now allowed to ban abortion. Some, such as Tennessee, already have trigger laws in place to do so with the decision. 

    By The Associated Press June 25, 2022

• May 2022

  • Mississippi governor clarifies stance on contraceptives

    “We’re not interested in making it harder to get contraceptives,” Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday after a previous, national news story was headlined that the governor “doesn’t rule out banning contraception if Roe falls.” 

    By Toni Lepeska May 18, 2022

  • Opinion: Tennessee voters should decide what happens with abortion

    “Voters on both sides of this issue believe that lives are at stake, so it is the voters who should ultimately control the outcome of the debate.”

    By Jordan Carpenter May 17, 2022

  • Abortion-rights activists rally at Downtown march

    The Memphis gathering was one of several Planned Parenthood rallies in cities across the United States. The marches were organized after a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion leaked May 2 suggesting the landmark Roe v. Wade law could be restricted or overturned in the future.

    By Alicia Davidson May 14, 2022

  • Opinion: Abortion fails the women who need us the most

    “Until our society can see the truth about abortion, we will continue failing the women who need us the most. People like my grandmother.”

    By Leigh Ann Roman May 13, 2022

  • Planned Parenthood to host ‘Bans off Our Bodies’ rally in Memphis

    The organization is holding similar rallies nationwide in support of retaining abortion rights in light of the U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that was leaked May 2.

    By Alicia Davidson May 13, 2022

  • Cohen, Kustoff offer different views of Supreme Court leak

    U.S. Reps. Steve Cohen and Michael Kustoff commented at separate events Thursday in Shelby County, elaborating on earlier reaction to the leaked opinion draft on the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S. 

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    Kustoff addresses national concerns, midterm elections

    By Bill Dries, Abigail Warren May 10, 2022

  • Choices opening abortion clinic in S. Illinois in August

    The Carbondale clinic will be three hours from both Memphis and Nashville.

    By Jane Roberts May 10, 2022

• December 2021

  • City’s representatives in D.C. closely watching Supreme Court arguments on abortion

    Reaction from the city’s two Congressmen and the state’s two U.S. Senators fell along party lines on the long-running political issue of access to abortions.

    By Bill Dries December 02, 2021

• March 2021

  • Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine shines light on bioethics

    From the use of fetal cell lines to concerns about equal access and equitable distribution, the COVID-19 vaccines have raised, and sometimes left unanswered, bioethical questions. 

    By Don Wade March 16, 2021

• October 2020

  • CHOICES moves into colorful new building

    The nonprofit that provides reproductive health services to women has moved into a new, larger building that can serve four times more women.

    By Tom Bailey October 05, 2020

• June 2020

  • House Health panel pushes abortion bill to passage

    The House Health Committee pushed an abortion bill to passage Tuesday with limited understanding of an amendment placed on the legislation.

    By Sam Stockard June 10, 2020

• August 2019

  • Senate committee delves into bill restricting abortions at conception

    Memphis Democratic senators challenge presenters in Judiciary Committee hearing on legislation banning abortion at conception.

    By Sam Stockard August 13, 2019

• April 2019

  • ‘Trigger’ bill outlawing abortion revives in Tennessee Legislature

    With the state Legislature on the brink of producing no meaningful abortion legislation this year, House leaders are bringing back a bill to outlaw abortion in Tennessee if the landmark case of Roe v. Wade is reversed.

    By Sam Stockard April 15, 2019