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.
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June 2022
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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.
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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.
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May 2022
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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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Choices opening abortion clinic in S. Illinois in August
The Carbondale clinic will be three hours from both Memphis and Nashville.
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December 2021
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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.
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March 2021
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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.
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October 2020
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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.
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June 2020
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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.
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August 2019
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Senate committee delves into bill restricting abortions at conception
Memphis Democratic senators challenge presenters in Judiciary Committee hearing on legislation banning abortion at conception.
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April 2019
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‘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.
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