There are 4 article(s) tagged Birth Control:

• February 2026

  • General Assembly votes to expand birth control access in Tennessee

    Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill that is meant to help patients who may not live near a pharmacy with their birth control.

    By Noah McLane February 19, 2026

• September 2023

  • Tennessee Planned Parenthood receives federal grant

    Tennessee was removed from the Title X program earlier this year and lost $7.1 million in annual federal dollars for its noncompliance around pregnancy options counseling in the state, where abortion has been banned.

    By Aisling Mäki September 26, 2023

• July 2022

  • TN Republicans show no love for birth control bill

    A bill guaranteeing right to birth control passed in the U.S. House without support of Tennessee Republicans. Having a law on the books would preempt any decision the Supreme Court might make to withhold that right. 

    By Ian Round July 23, 2022

• June 2022

  • Opinion: Access to birth control is more important than ever

    Executive director of A Step Ahead Foundation: Because an unplanned pregnancy creates challenges to personal stability and growth, free access “to birth control is now more important than ever.”

    By Nikki Gibbs June 29, 2022